County Maui of Department of Fire and Public Safety

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County Maui of Department of Fire and Public
Safety

• Wildland Firefighting
• Program
• Update Fall 2008

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MAUI COUNTY
MOLOKAI
MAUI
260 SQUARE MILES
LANAI
140.5 SQUARE MILES
KAHOOLAWE
727.2 SQUARE MILES
44.6 SQUARE MILES
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Geographic

• Total land area of 1,172 sq. mile

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Geographic

• Total land area of 1,172 sq. miles
• Diverse general climate zone

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MAUI COUNTY
MOLOKAI
MAUI
ELEVATION 0-4961 FT.
LANAI
ELEVATION 0-3366 FT.
KAHOOLAWE
ELEVATION 0-10,023 FT.
ELEVATION 0-1483 FT.
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Fuel Types
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Fuel Types
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Terrain
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Terrain
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Terrain
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Historic Sights
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Demographic

• Rapid growth and development
• Population at 141,320 rising approximately 1.7
  annually
• Building construction in undeveloped areas
• 2.3 million visitors per year peaking in summer
  months

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Recognition of Need

• Group of dedicated trained personnel to safely
• Access remote areas where current equipment is at
  risk/unable to enter.
• Back up and improve the effectiveness of air and
  heavy ground equipment.
• Use recognized techniques to safely fight fire
  where water resources are reduced/absent.

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Wildland Program Outline

• Develop training and obtained equipment to
  effectively and safely fight wildland fires
• Wildland Team Program initiated in 2003
• Obtained PPE and hand tools, and firing devices
  for wildland environment.
• Loan of a Model 42 type 6 wildland engine from
  the U.S. Forest Service.

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In-House Training

• Wildland leadership heavily involvement in team
  and department training.
• Training is based on NWCG course material and
  requirements
• Program overseen and managed by Certified Fire
  Instructor Level II personnel (Pro
  Board/IFSAC/NFPA)

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Current Team Focus

• In House Training All Current Fire personnel to
  FF Type 2 Equivalency
• In House Training All New Fire Recruits to FF
  Type 2 Equivalency
• Advanced Operational Training for All Wildland
  Team Members.
• Training of All Private Contractors to FF Type 2
  Equivalency
• Annual Refresher Training For All the Above.

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Overall Progress

• Broad department wide operational training
• Currently 104 firefighters trained to FF Type 2
  level
• Awareness level training to all department
  personnel
• 30 team member trained in S-212, S-232, and S-234
• June 08, S-215 class was held on Maui for FFIII
  and Captains
• 50 Supervisors/Leaders completed S-215
• June 08, Recruit Class 26 received S-130, S-190,
  L-180 training from MFD DOFAW wildland cadre
• October 08, 25 line personnel received S-130,
  S-190, L-180 training from MFD DOFAW wildland
  cadre

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Current Equipment (Team)

• Fire packs/With Shelters
• Hand tools
• Hand pumps
• Footwear
• Helmets
• LED head lamps
• Water reservoirs
• Belt weather kits

• Kestrels
• GPS Handheld units
• VHF Radios
• Stihl 660 260 chainswaws
• 102 gpm portable pump
• 20 Featherlight trailer

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Current Equipment (Department)

• Fire shelters webbing harnesses
• Wildland fire fighting hand tools.
• Nomex brush over gear (pants and jacket) and
  wildland gloves
• Nomex duty uniforms.
• Hot Shield

• 1 ½ forestry hose with progressive deployment
  packs.
• Wildland appliances and fittings
• 1 hose deployment packs
• Lightweight forestry nozzles
• 3500 gallon Quick Assemble DBL-HI tank

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Equipment
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Equipment
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Resources

• Structural firefighting department
• Approximately 300 line personnel
• Fire suppression resources
• 14 Type 1 structure engines (10 on Maui)
• 4 Type 6 wildland engines
• 2 Aerial ladders
• 4 Tenders (2 on Maui)
• 1 H 500 D helicopter (Contracted)

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Resources

• TYPE 1

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Resources
Tender 3500 gallon
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Resources
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Resources
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Resources (other)

• Resources for aid
• State Department of Land and Natural Resources
  Division of Forestry and Wildlife
• Haleakala National Park
• State and County Public Works
• Private contractors

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Current Fire Threat

• Housing developments on what was once cultivated
  plantation lands.
• Rainfall in the last six months has been minimal
• Declaration of county wide cutback of water
  consumption by 5 to 10
• Heavy fuel loads with low moisture contents.

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Fires Statistics

• 144 brush fires during the last 6 months
• Largest fire 500 acres
• 8 type 1 structural engines
• 2 type 6 wildland engines
• 2 MFD tenders
• 4 Tenders (County Private)
• 1 Aerial truck
• 2 H 500 D helicopters
• 1 Hazmat unit
• State DOFAW wildland crew

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Work in ProgressAdministrative

• Development of standard operational guidelines
  and call out procedures for department wildland
  team
• Currently under review by Department and County
  administration.
• Continued development of strong cooperative
  relationships with federal, state and private
  Entities.
• Joint training/operations

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Goals

• Expanding equipment cache and storage to
  accommodate growing training and response needs
• Acquire an additional apparatus and tools for
  response equivalent to training
• Wildland specific PPE for all team personnel and
  private contractors
• Progressive training cycle for team members
• Additional mid-level tactical training for team
  supervisors

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• Thank You

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Current Team Focus

• Broad based basic to mid level training
• Train the greatest number in basic safety and
  operation practices (S-130, S-190, L-180)
• Certify all MFD personnel to FFT2 level
• Train the dedicated responders and supervisory
  personnel to a higher level (S-232, S-234, S-212,
  S-215, and S-336)