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The Administrative Services Bureau (ASB) provides administrative, personnel, logistic, and maintenance support to the fire suppression force. These include:

Providing executive assistance to the Fire Chief
Providing administrative services for all personnel
Developing, reviewing, and controlling the Department's budget
Serving as a liaison between other City departments, government agencies, and private organizations
Developing, implementing, and evaluating procedures and organizational structure
Developing, implementing, and evaluating programs for personnel management, capital improvements, building and equipment maintenance, and property and supplies

The ASB is headed by an Assistant Chief (AC) whose staff includes two Battalion Chiefs (BC), two Fire Captains, an Administrative Services Officer, a Human Resource Specialist, a Safety Specialist, a Personnel Assistant, and a pool of clerical support staff. The ASB oversees the HFD's operating budget, property and inventory, personnel administration, and the administration of safety and health-related programs, such as the Drug and Alcohol Program and the Infectious Disease Program. The HFD's Capital Improvement Program and Community Development Block Grant funds are also under the purview of this bureau.

The AC also oversees the operations of the Mechanic Shop, the Occupational Safety and Health Office (OSHO), and the Storeroom.

Mechanic Shop

The Mechanic Shop repairs and maintains the HFD's fleet of fire fighting apparatuses: 75 fire fighting pumpers, 10 aerial ladder trucks, 6 quints, 21 specialty apparatuses, 4 rescue apparatuses, 2 hazardous materials response vehicles, 11 tankers, 2 aerial tower apparatuses, a 110-foot fire boat, watercrafts, and approximately 78 auxiliary vehicles. The Mechanic Shop also repairs and maintains over 30,000 pieces of fire fighting equipment and tools, from rescue power tools and fire hoses to hand lights. Other types of critical services provided by the Mechanic Shop include specialty design and fabrication of custom accessories for fire fighter equipment, apparatus and annual pump testing, aerial ladder testing, and ground ladder testing for fire fighting apparatuses.

The Mechanic Shop also repairs and maintains the Honolulu Police Department's (HPD) heavy equipment vehicles (10,000 gross vehicle weight), which consist of 2 special weapons trucks and a trailer, 2 tactical trucks, an Emergency Management Command truck, and 2 bomb trucks.

The Mechanic Shop staff consists of a Fire Equipment Superintendent, a Fire Equipment Repair Supervisor, three Lead Fire Equipment Mechanics, an Automotive Repair Assistant, a Parts Technician, a Small Engine Mechanic, eight Fire Equipment Mechanics, and a Senior Clerk-Typist.

OSHO

The OSHO is responsible for safety and health programs. It is committed to providing HFD personnel with a safe working environment by providing the highest standards of safety through education, minimizing hazards through engineering, and enforcing the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration laws and standards in addition to following established HFD policies and procedures.

The OSHO periodically reviews and revises policies, procedures, and programs to ensure the safety and health of HFD personnel. It also establishes new safety and health programs to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local safety laws to meet the growing needs of the Department.

Regular Safety Committee meetings are conducted with union representatives to ensure the safety and health of HFD personnel, establish new safety and health policies, and update programs to minimize employee exposure to hazardous conditions at emergencies and worksites. It also acts as the Department's liaison on safety and health-based issues.

Storeroom

The Storeroom is the Department's central warehouse where equipment and supplies are received, stored, and distributed. Three storekeepers staff the Storeroom. They plan and administer the entire inventory system. In addition to purchasing, record keeping, and warehousing, they ensure that equipment and supplies are issued to suppression forces in a timely manner and that replacement equipment is available for emergencies.

Major purchases, such as turnouts, nozzles, and fire hoses, although distributed through the Storeroom, are made by the ASB and Fire Operations staff. The storekeepers purchase items such as station cleaning supplies, yard cleaning equipment, and bedding.

Storeroom personnel also coordinate the disposal of Department equipment, furniture, and other items.

Last Reviewed: Monday, February 23, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009