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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 />Population Subset Perc:cnt"Bc of Po pulation· Number of Peo ple <br />Disability Status 12.8 " 5,742 <br />Hearin. DIfficulty 4.9% 2,198 <br />Vision DiHlculty 1.6% 718 <br />Co,nltlve DIfficulty 5.5% 2,468 <br />Ambu latory Difficulty 5.69(, 2,512 <br />Independ ent Uvlnc DIHIculty 3.9 % 1.750 <br />Limited En,lIsh Speakln, households 8.4% 1,591·· <br />Households w ithout. vehicle 1.7 % 762·· <br />Sinele pare nt households 11% 1,807·· <br />·U.S. Cel/sus 2016 f!stimatf!s <br />·"Numberaf Househ olds, not individuals <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 Sheriffs 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 />9