Department of Fire Control

Mail: 200
Dairy Road
Kahului,
HI 96732
Phone: (808)
270-7561
Fax: (808)
270-7919
Email:
fire.dept@mauicounty.gov
Mission Statement: To protect life, property and the environment from fires, hazardous material releases and other life-threatening emergencies.
Fire Prevention Bureau: The Fire Prevention program is essential to abate fires and life-safety hazards before they can cause injury and property damage. This is accomplished by working with all fire fighters to inspect all schools, hospitals, and commercial buildings, and to seek the correction of any hazards found; to educate residents in fire prevention practices; to review plans for commercial buildings to insure all fire safety features are included before the building is built; to review, update and enforce the County Fire Code; to investigate fires to determine their origin and cause for information on future fire hazards awareness and the prosecution of arson cases; and to maintain inspection and investigation records and reports to measure the results.
- Code Enforcement
- Fire Education
- Plans Reviewing
- Fire Investigation
- Administration
Training: This program provides training for fire fighting, rescue and hazardous materials; develops new programs that include the latest methods, techniques, and skills; and researches and evaluates new equipment for safety, effectiveness and efficiency. It also utilizes equipment and apparatus to ensure that personnel are trained to the highest degree of proficiency and are able to use the equipment and apparatus in the most efficient way.
Fire/Rescue Operations: The Fire/Rescue Operations program provides fire protection, suppression, rescue and emergency services. It conducts commercial, hotel and industrial pre-fire planning. Pre-fire planning consists of building inspections to determine the building's construction material, contents (people as well as materials that determine "fuel load"), entrances and availability of fire protection equiptment on property.
Administrative Services: The Administrative Services provides a variety of essential non-emergency and support services.
- Administration
- Maintenance Shop
- Equiptment and Supplies
Public Safety Commission
Charter Section 8-7.4. (Amended 1986) The public safety commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council. The public safety commission shall:
- Review the operations of the department of fire control and make recommendations for changes which may be desirable to improve the performance of emergency functions and the provision of public safety services.
- Receive and investigate any complaints brought forth by the public against the conduct of the department of fire control or any of its members and submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the fire chief for his disposition.
- Adopt such rules as it may consider necessary for the conduct of its business and regulation of the matters committed to its charge by law.
- Have such other powers and duties as may be provided by law.
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