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9 <br /> <br />I. PURPOSE: <br />The purpose of the Kittitas County Public Health Department’s (KCPHD) Emergency Operation <br />Plan (EOP) is to provide guidelines for coordinated preparedness and response to emergency <br />incidents that fall under Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8, Public Health and Medical <br />Services, or incidents that may have public health implications in Kittitas County. <br />II. SCOPE: <br />The plan is specific to KCPHD employees. KCPHD emergency response works in conjunction <br />with the Kittitas County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) in coordination <br />with the Kittitas County Emergency Management Department as well as under the Regional lead <br />of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Region 7, including Chelan, Douglas, <br />Grant, Okanogan, and Kittitas County. <br />III. SITUATION OVERVIEW: <br />A. Population estimates by the Office of Financial management as of April 1, 2016 put Kittitas <br />County at 43,710. According to the US Census, approximately 7,780 residents are persons under <br />the age of eighteen. In addition, Central Washington University (CWU) has 11,119 enrolled <br />students. For People with Access and Functional Needs (PAFN), KCPHD has identified some <br />general numbers, which will be annually updated and expanded: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />B. According to the Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment (HIVA) 2012, <br />completed by the Kittitas County Emergency Management, focus areas of potential emergency <br />incidences range from civil disturbance to wild land fire. <br />C. KCPHD does not have adequate staff to respond to a community wide epidemic. KCPHD <br />expects to receive assistance from local emergency management located within the Kittitas <br />County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), in addition to partners within Region 7. In the event of a <br />pandemic or large incident, local response will be quickly overwhelmed and require mutual aid, <br />