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Program Area 44 <br />Public Outreach <br />WORK PLANNED <br />- Provide evacuation forms, pamphlets, and <br />preparedness guides to the community in both <br />English and Spanish In the rural and LEP <br />Continue Limited English Proficiency (LEP) <br />Program <br />WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE <br />,The Kittitas County EOC/Emergency Management <br />is responsible for preparing citizens for disasters <br />and coordinating response to and recovery from <br />'disasters and emergencies. The current <br />'preparednass, response, and recovery program in <br />Kittltas County is expanding and being refined on <br />`,an ongoing basis, <br />Due to lessons learned from recent fires, <br />preparedness efforts are focused on limited <br />English speaking populations. Spanish is the <br />second leading language in Kittltas County after <br />English. Kittltas County was a pilot program for <br />the LEP program in Washington State. This <br />program focuses outreach to community <br />members that do not speak English. The pilot <br />program has received great reviews and is <br />currently being expanded to other areas in the <br />nty, <br />RESULT OF THE WORK <br />i Citizens will be better prepared In case of an <br />emergency directly leading to a more resilient <br />community. Additionally, targeted efforts through <br />the LEP program will ensure the Spanish speaking <br />population within the county are able to prepare <br />for emergencies and receive guidance from the <br />County through recovery, <br />Conduct door to door outreach in very rural areas jTo ensure communication with outlying areas. All residents will be better prepared for <br />of Kittltas County, as wall as the areas that containKittitas County has many outlying rural residences ? emergencies to Include how to prepare for and <br />the LEP population. The program Is designed to +that may not know how to or where to gain where to respond during a disaster and how to <br />actually knock on doors In outlying areas of the Information during an emergency. One of the retrieve Information on recovery. <br />County giving residents preparedness tips and :gaps identified from the 2015 fires was a need to <br />where they can find Information and instructions (communicate disaster preparedness and response <br />during an emergency, information to both rural populatons and non - <br />.English speaking populations. <br />Program Area #5 <br />Ballistic Body armor for SWAT team <br />WORK PLANNED <br />Purchase heavy vest body armor for Kittltas <br />County Regional SWAT team, AEL # (01LE-01- <br />ARMR) <br />Major milestones (Jan -Mar 2017) <br />Put out bids <br />Create purchase order <br />Receive goods <br />-Assign new body armor <br />WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE <br />Kittltas County Special Response Team (KCSRT) is <br />a multi-jurisdictlonal Tier III team. The current <br />body armor has expired and needs to be replaced. <br />'The outer vests are currently operable; however, <br />.the ballistic panels inside the vest have expired, <br />RESULT OF THE WORK <br />The purchase of the body armor will allow KCSRT <br />Jo wear non -expired ballistic vests when deployed <br />In hostile environments. The ballistic panels will <br />greatly enhance the safety of the operators when <br />deployed. <br />DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FFY 16 Page 22 of 32 Kittltas, County of E17-166 <br />