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Kittitas County falls under the South Central Region (SCR) Trauma Plan for regional planning <br />and coordination. The request for resources from outside the county will be made through <br />KITTCOM. <br />F. Coordination with Kittitas County EOC <br />Requests for assets to support a local emergency are made through the Kittitas County EOC. If <br />the County EOC has not been activated, requests should be made directly to the Kittitas County <br />Emergency Management Department via the Kittitas County Sheriff s Office. Requests can be <br />made via phone, email, or in person. If the request cannot be handled locally, or through mutual <br />aid, they are then sent to the Washington State Emergency Operations Center at the Washington <br />State Emergency Management Division, Camp Murray, Washington. <br />If the request is specific to Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8, Public Health and medical, <br />that desk will then address the issue as appropriate, working with the requisition agency to best <br />meet that need . Washington State Department of Health serves as the lead for ESF 8 along with <br />other state agencies in a supporting role. <br />The Kittitas County Emergency Management Department (KCSO) must be aware of any <br />potential requests for assistance in order to determine the need for a declaration of emergency <br />within the county. <br />G. Health Officer <br />The Health Officer or designee may assume the role of Incident Commander during an epidemic <br />disease or bioterrorism incident. The Health Officer, Public Health Administrator, and Board of <br />Health will consult to decide policy pertaining to health and medical decisions during <br />emergencies. The Health Officer in consultation with the Board of County Commissioners will <br />make decisions if there is a financial implication to public health policy decisions during an <br />emergency. The Health Officer may also maintain contact with other agencies, develop public <br />health priorities, lead incident response, and delegate tasks. <br />VIII. INFORMATION COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND DISSEMINATION: <br />Critical information that will be collected includes client or patient identification, location of <br />client or patient, the identified potential or confirmed disease or health risk, date of onset, any <br />related symptoms associated with the potential or identified disease, as well as individuals who <br />may also have been potentially exposed. Sources of information may include local law <br />enforcement, local healthcare providers, laboratories, KITTCOM, a complaint from the general <br />public, national, state, or regional partner. <br />Collected information will be used only for the investigation and response of any identified <br />disease threats or health risks. Information will be shared in accordance with the Health <br />Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIP AA) regulations. Only emergency responders <br />15