County of Hawaii 1999 - 2000 Annual Report: Hawaii County Fire Department

Fire Chief Edward Bumatay served in the Marine Corps with active and reserve military time. He retired from the Coast Guard Reserve as a Chief Petty Officer with 33 years of service. In October, 1970, he joined the Hawaii Fire Department and was one of the first graduates of the Mobile Intensive Care Technician (MICT) Program. He also holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Fire Science from the Hawaii Community College. He came up through the ranks, and in 1989, he was appointed Deputy Fire Chief during the administration of Mayor Bernard Akana. After the termination of his appointment, he returned to his position as Fire Captain at Waiakea Fire Station and served in that capacity until his appointment as Deputy Fire Chief on July 16, 1993. He was appointed as Acting Fire Chief on December 31, 1998, and Fire Chief on May 5, 1999.

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Deputy Chief Russel Miyao served in the Navy for six years, working on nuclear submarines as an electronics technician. He holds a Fire Science Degree from the Hawaii Community College. He joined the Fire Department in 1974 and worked himself up the ranks, from Fire Fighter to Fire Rescue Specialist, Fire Equipment Operator, and Fire Captain. During his 25 years with the Department, he also served as the Station Commander for Waiakea Fire Station and was designated as the Department's Fire Rescue Coordinator, teaching rescue swimming, boat operations, mountain rescue and rappelling. He was appointed Deputy Fire Chief on July 19, 1999.

The Training/Safety Division serves to provide training resources; assist company officers and their members in improving company operations toward maintaining high levels of proficiency, efficiency and readiness; and assert upon all members the reduction and prevention of accidents, injuries and occupational illness. The objective of the division is to establish standardized comprehensive training procedures, following nationally accepted performance standards for company officers, fire equipment operators, fire fighters, fire rescue specialists, and fire fighter recruits. The mission of the Training/Safety Division is to maintain and provide quality training and service, with safety for its fire fighters being of highest priority.

Fire Protection	$14,754,230
Fire Prevention	294,085
Equipment Maintenance	377,136
Training	357,109
Basic EMT	649,919
Helicopter Services	604,700
	$17,037,179

Salaries & Wages	$14,551,235
OCE	1,228,025
Purchase of Equipment	3,300
Basic EMT	649,919
Helicopter	604,700
	$17,037,179

Emergency Medical Services:	$ 7,848,282

Classes and number of personnel attended:

Arson Detection	15
Bloodborne Retraining	193
Chlorine & Sulfur Dioxide Training	19
Decon Workshop	54
Decontamination Training	22
Emergency Response to Terrorism	19
Hawaii Injury Prevention EMS Workshop	2
Haz Mat Technician 80 Hours	20
Haz Mat Chem Refresher	27
Haz Mat Emergency Response Workshop	1
Hazwoper – Terrorism Workshop	26
L. N. Curtis & Sons Extrication Training	41
Managing Company Tactical Operations	11
Safety Motivation Workshop	4
Violence in the Workplace Training Session	7

Occupancy Inspections	738
Fire Detection & Fire Extinguishing Systems	2,199
Fire Safety Education	5
Building Plans Review	914
Fire Investigations	54
Meetings & Conferences	244
In service Training & Seminars	21

Inspections Per Inspector:	Prev. 1	Insp. 2

Occupancy Inspections	306	432
Fire Detection & Fire Extinguishing Systems	215	971
Fire Safety Training	4	1
Building Plans Review	517	397
Fire Investigations	24	29
Meetings & Conferences	185	59
In service Training & Seminars	16	5
Complaints	28	24

James I. Ishii	December 31, 2000
Joseph A. Gomes	December 31, 2001
Gary K. Yoshimura	December 31, 2002
Herbert T. Hayama	December 31, 2003
Charles H. Cope	December 31, 2003