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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 Chief's Report for July meetingCHIEF’S REPORT (07/11/18) • Budget • FY 2017/2018 o Report by Accountant IV Melanio Lorenzo • FY 2018/2019 o Mayor’s May Budget submittal is final Budget. ▪ No Supplemental budget request approved. • Alternative Funding and Grant • 2016 CDBG o Pāhala Wildland Pumper Apparatus Project o In repair shop for roof leak. Work continues. ETA for completion is mid July. • 2018 State Highways grant awarded o Child protective seats for HFD Community program ▪ $16,490 o Powered Portable Extrication Tools ▪ HOVE, Pāhala, Honoka‘a • Districts with historical off road accidents ▪ $96,943.56 • 2019 State Highways grant application submitted o Additional Portable Extrication Tools. • Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation Funding assistance o Edraulic Rescue tools for Waimea and Waikoloa o Various Rescue tools and Ocean Safety equipment • Human Resources Division 1) Recruitment a. Internal Recruitment within Department • Fire Captain (Support Services, Prevention Bureau) – hired May 16, 2018. Fire Captain Kyle Vares. b. Open Competitive Recruitment • Fire Equipment Mechanic – Interviews held for two applicants on May 17, 2017. • Fire Fighter Recruit – Last day for interviews was held on May 15, 2018. Conditional offer emailed to 20 candidates. • Fire Radio Dispatcher I – Written exam scheduled for May 15, 2018 in Kona and on May 17, 2018 in Hilo. Referred list was 20 candidates. • Water Safety Officer I (Temp) –Hiring two summer hires. 2) Classification a. One (1) Water Safety Officer II (1/2T) position temporarily reallocated to Water Safety Officer I (1/2T). b. One (1) Water Safety Officer II position temporarily reallocated to Water Safety Officer I. 3) Employee Development and Training a. “Conducting and Effective Job Interview training scheduled for May 8, 2018 – six employees attended. Emergency Operations Division OPERATIONS: BATTALION 1, East Hawai‘i Incidents: 1) #11046, 06/03/18, Waokeleopuna Natural Area Reserve, (District 19), lost hiker, found. 2) #11536, 06/10/18, Waipio Valley Beach, (District 8), drowning. 3) #11969, 06/17/18, Nanawale Subdivision, (District 10), structure fire. 4) #11989, 06/17/18, Mana Road, (District 4), ATV accident/brushfire. 5) #12016, 06/17/18, Fern Forest, (District 5), stabbing. 6) #12164, 06/19/18, Hwy 132 and Pohoiki Rd., Brush Fire 7) #12721, 06/27/18, Amaumau Rd., Lost Hiker 8) #12739, 06/28/18, King Kamehameha Blvd. (Tiki Gardens), Structure Fire 9) #12836, 06/29/18, Shipman Rd. Arm caught in conveyor belt, rescue extrication and lowering from elevated structure. Training: 1) Health and Safety Officer Training, June 18-21, 2018 2) MICT 3rd Rotation Assignments, May 28-June 21, 2018 3) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Training, June 21, 2018 4) EMT Refresher June 27, 28 and 29, 2018. Misc: 1) Response phase downsized for the 2018 lava disaster, Company 10A recall assignments continue HFD’s response capabilities within the affected areas. 2) Support Services Division continues supporting HFD’s mission with daily operations and the staffing level increases. 3) The IMT assisted with the complexities of the initial and sustained response prior to the scaled downsizing. BATTALION 2 West Hawai‘i Incidents: 1) #11501, 6/9/18 Vessel Aground, 1mi. North of Keahole Point. One victim recovered DOA. Second victim missing- Victim located 6/10/18 0500 hours, transported to Kona Community Hospital via Medic 7. 2) #11447, 6/9/18 Vessel in distress, approx. 4 miles off OTEC, Rescue Boat 7 assisted with spare battery and cables. Vessel returned under power to safe harbor. 3) #11544, 6/10/18 Brush Fire at Beach 67, Contained to 1000 sqft by Co 14. 4) #12347, 6/22/18 Hwy 190- 3 brush fires, Mile markers 18, 21, 26. All fires extinguished. Largest was ¼ acre between 18 & 19 mile markers. Hwy closed for safe fire ground operations. 5) #12435, 6/2318 Gunshot wounds- 3 victims on Painted Church Rd. One victim DOA, second victim transported to Kona Community Hospital via Medic 12. Third turned himself in for Tx at KNER. 6) #12724, 6/27/18 Brush fire- Stopped and contained after approx.55 acres. Numerous structures saved on No. Kaniko drive and Ho‘ohana Street. Resources- BC2, Companies 14, 16, 9, 15, Vol 9 Bravo, 14 Alpha, and 7 Bravo. Isemoto bulldozer. Due many inaccessible areas and hot spots, Operations were concluded the morning of 7/1/18. Training: 1) Company 9 all shifts training on new Tanker 9 with manufacturer’s representative. Apparatus utilized at Inc. #12724 brush fire 6/27, 28, 29. Tremendous asset!! Training: 1) 6/12/18, Sayer Foundation Gifting Ceremony at Hāpuna Beach, All Terrain Vehicle SPECIAL OPERATIONS: Hazmat 1) Our hazmat team has taken over the SO2 and H2S spot monitoring for the current lava flow. We are still staffing our response teams 24 hours, 7 days a week. 2) We have identified 4 personnel who has requested to attend the upcoming Hazmat Continuing Challenge that will be held in September and is awaiting approval for their travel. Their attendance and travel will be funded by the LEPC. 3) There will be a training on pipeline emergencies that will be held at the end of July. This is important since we had an incident in the past at our docks that resulted in a fire. We hope to send 4-5 personnel to this training. Rescue 1) We are working on a grant from the IAFF to conduct more Confined Space training for our department. We have a few rescue and hazmat personnel who still needs this training. 2) We will be sending FRS Justin Neeson for dive rescue instructor training that will be held on Oahu. This would help alleviate the workload put upon FEO David Mahon as our sole dive instructor. 3) The Sayre Awards dinner is rapidly approaching that will be held on September 1, 2018. We are gathering names for these awards and also for their equipment needs. Ocean Safety 1) We had three (3) new hires who began on June 18. Two of the positions are permanent part-time at Punalu‘u and the other is a temporary hire position in Hilo. We have one more temporary hire who will be starting on August 2. 2) We began our Jr. Lifeguard program on June 18. There will be 4 sessions that will through mid-July. The Island Jr. Lifeguard Championships will be held on July 14 and the state championships will be held on Kauai on August 4. 3) Olukai footwear and Kaenon sunglasses is making a donation to our lifeguards and will be holding informal presentation gatherings on Kona, Hāpuna, and Hilo in July. A resolution will be presented to the County Council for approval. • Support Services Division TRAINING: 1) Tanker 9 training for the new Tanker 9 with Allison Transmission representative, Rowe CAFS representative, and Hawai‘i Specialty Vehicle representative. 14 personnel attended, including all three Captains from Station 9. 2) Preparation for 46th Recruit Class scheduled to begin August 16, 2018 with 20 FFR. Two RTOs (Recruit Training Officers) onboard in addition to the current Driver Trainer to instruct the class. 3) Moving Training Bureau from Central to Haihai Station in order to utilize classroom and facility for the upcoming Recruit Class, as well as make room for the upcoming FRD Class. VOLUNTEER TRAINING: 1) Island-wide PUC checks with mechanics June 20 & 22, 2018. 2) Volunteer officers meeting June 23, 2018 at Cooper Center. 3) EOC LAVA 2018 duties, various days of the month. 4) Final collection of Volunteer award money receipts; submitted to A. Oshiro (Fiscal). EMS BUREAU: 1) Captain Vern Hara attended a Mass Violence workshop at the Office of the Lt. Governor. Key stakeholders throughout the state attended, and will be laying the ground work for statewide training and preparation for response to mass violence incidents. 2) MICT Class completed 3rd rotation, one student voluntarily elected to repeat the rotation, all students were given the option to repeat due to problem with the scoring tool used for their assessment. There are some performance concerns with 50% of the class, however we are confident the issues are being addressed. EMS Bureau staff was present for evaluations of all HFD MICT students and satisfied with their overall progress. 3) Met with HMSA President Mike Stollar along with a small group of community leaders. Was able to provide a brief update of the HFD Community Paramedicine Program. 4) Captain Vern Hara presented HFD Community Paramedicine program to group of health care agencies and insurers at Kona Community Hospital. Strong support of the program, insurers were interested in exploring the possibility of assisting to fund West Hawai‘i FMS III position. PREVENTION BUREAU: 1) The Fire Prevention Bureau conducted 75 inspections. 2) The Fire Prevention Bureau reviewed 86 construction plans. 3) The Fire Prevention Bureau investigated five fires, two structures and three brush, the Arson K9 was dispatched to one structure fire. 4) The Fire Prevention Bureau installed smoke alarms and conducted home inspections in 10 residences. 5) BC Perreira attended the NFPA Conference June 11-14, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV. AUXILIARY SERVICES: 1) Project: SCBA Replacement Grant • Prevention is last bureau that needs fit testing and issue of pack, to be completed in June (Delayed due to lava, date set in July to deploy). • Survey of mounting brackets to be conducted in July for upgrade/changes/retrofit. • Grant is being audited, will be submitting information with Melanio to handle. 2) Project: SCBA Air Compressors (No progress this month) • Working on a revision and update of Mako maintenance and calibration information. • Need to start a project to replace compressors. 3) Project: MSA to Motorola Bluetooth. • Working to add blue tooth capability to interface between MSA G1 and Motorola Radios. • Dongles have arrived, will be establishing Bluetooth testing in the month of July 4) Project: Wifi systems update and review • Submitted proposal to save a little over $14k annually, by eliminating excess unused wifi charges. • Will be working to cancel/suspend/redirect these lines by the end of July, waiting on meeting with IT. 5) Project: BC Vehicle outfiting • Established printing capabilities for new BC vehicles (Complete) • Vehicle command cabinet for rear of vehicle (waiting on Ops BC’s to design and submit to DPW) • Secondary radio head installation in rear of vehicle (waiting on vehicle command cabinet) • Working on establishing hotspots in BC vehicles (Waiting on Project Wifi) 6) Project: Auxiliary Sharepoint Site Redesign • Working on a redesign of the Auxiliary Services Sharepoint site for better usability. Warehouse: 1) Project: Repair Area • Working on a redesign and cleanout of the repair area to facilitate better turn around on equipment submitted for repair, estimated completion in August. 2) Project: Receiving and Outgoing area Redesign • Will be working on a better receiving area this week and early July to better handle incoming and outgoing items in the warehouse. • Will be tying project WMS, and SPOS to this area 3) Project: Radio Cache Area • Will be deployed into the new receiving and outgoing area • Seeking funding for four multi-unit (6) motorola radio chargers 4) Project: Vertical Expansion • Project on hold, need funding to go vertical to 15’ mark in warehouse. 5) Project: Electronic Warehouse Management System (WMS) • Attended course on Eden/Fresh to research possible integration of warehousing system for electronic tracking of inventory and auto ordering of stock. • Will be meeting with Transportation warehouse to view their UPC scanner system for inventory tracking through Eden/Fresh. • Will be touring DPW, HPD, warehouses to view their process to learn and improve. 6) Project: Working on a single point ordering system (SPOS) with online tracking of all orders within Trello. • Trello site has been created. • Project has started, initial forms are being designed o PPE request form (started) o Station supplies form (pending completion of PPE form) o EMS supplies form (pending completion of station supplies form) 7) Tasks: E-Draulic Tools • Received new E-draulic tool sets for Station 9 & 16 Mechanic Shop: 1) Apparatus and Equipment Repair 90 total repairs/service 18 service calls or trouble calls 7 contracted out tows 2) 114 DOT Safety checks done around the Island for all DOT apparatus. Dispatch: 1) Project: Power Ops (completed) 2) Project: 24 hour chairs • Working on procurement through Finance, funding set aside through E911 3) Project: Spillman • Cutover September 18 • Working on retraining before cutover • Working on a training for Version 13 4) Project: Xybix furniture • PO has been used • Final quote approved • Installation dates have been set at the end of August 5) Project: FRD I recruitment • Critical testing data collection June 15 (completed) • Letter to all candidates to be sent out on June 16 with details (completed) • Realistic job preview on June 29, 2018 • Dispatch visitation July 2-6 • FRD I interviews July 9-13 • Start date of next class of FRD I not Confirmed. 6) Project: Policy & Procedure Manual • Undergoing review by BC Todd Repairs: 1) Project: Honoka‘a Fire Station Termite treatment • Working on moving personnel from Station 8 out to tent building for termites. 2) Task: Equipment Replacements • Station 12: 46” TV replaced • Station 8: Stove ordered, awaiting arrival at store; compressor replaced • Station 9: stove ordered, issue with payment, p-card maxed; in progress. 3) Task: Equipment repairs • Station 4: SCBA MSA G1, command module failure • Station 4: SCBA MSA G1, pass device failure • Station 15: SCBA MSA G1, Mic amp not working • Station 21: SCBA MSA G1, power not working • Station 5: 1.75” Elkhart nozzle (waiting on part order) • Station 20: 1.75” Elkhart nozzle (waiting on part order • Fire Prevention: Bullex system (need to order flame sensor parts) • Station 2: Setcom headset, mic not working • Warehouse: office chair; waiting on gas cylinder • Station 1: Amkus jaws leaking • Station 1: Amkus cutter leaking • Station 21: Thermal imager (ISG no longer in business, seeking repairs through Scott, waiting on confirmation) 4) Task: Waimea desk build • Work started 5) Task: Trello repair board update • Added all Captains and FEOs to the Trello board to allow them to update status of repairs at their stations. Records: 1) Currently we are turning around record request 20 days from the date of initial request. • New Projects/Business • No new Projects/Business • Employee/Public Relations • As noted above • Other • Deputy Fire Chief Renwick Victorino Retired June 30, 2018 • Selection of new Deputy Fire Chief forthcoming.