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Exhibit C <br />WORK PLAN <br />FY 2017 Emergency Management Performance Grant <br />Em erge ncy Managemenr Organ ization Kittitas CountY She riff's Office <br />The purpose of EMPG is to assist with the enhancement, sustainment and improvement of state, local, and tribal emergency management <br />programs. Activities conducted using EMPG funding shou Id relate directly to the five elements of emergency management: prevention, <br />protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. Washington State does not require a specific number of activities to receive EMPG fund ing. <br />However, there are required capabilities that must be sustained in order to remain eligible for EMPG funding, including but not limited to <br />the ability to communicate and warn, educate the public, train and exercise, plan, and be NIMS compliant. The Work Plan delineates the <br />Emergency Management Organization's emergency management program planning and priority focus for this grant cycle (to include <br />17EMPG grant and local funds). <br />Em ergency Ope rat ions Planning <br />W O RK PLANNED <br />1 Attend Em ergency Management trainine to <br />Include, Partners in Emergency Preparedness and <br />WSE MA <br />2 Con d uct NIMS/ICS training <br />3 Expa n d EOC Operations <br />-Purchase Emergency Operation Center supplies. <br />Th e focus of this activity is printing costs for <br />evacuation notices, dry erase boards/marks, <br />sie:nage for EOC positions, etc. <br />4 Pu rChase the Apollo .application and Runtime <br />licensing <br />Program Area #2 <br />PI! bl.it Outreach <br />WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE <br />Attrition i n personnel, n ew hlri ng,_an d f urther <br />education of Emergency Operations staff is a <br />cen t lnuel process. TlGined p r ofession als are <br />better eq uipped to handl_e emereent, stressful <br />inddents <br />Sponspri!1g NIMS/ICS da~-a "ows more local <br />m unidpal alld county employees to take classes, <br />which expand the pool of qualified staff in the <br />event.of a:disaster. <br />RESULT 01= THE WORK <br />Th £S will r~1t in a professional EM staff that are <br />well trained; knowledgeable and have the ability <br />t o b etter serve_the p eople of Kittitas County. <br />More-p eople I n Klttit.as -CountY are knowledgeable <br />about N I M S/I~S. Th is will lead to a mor,e ~ectl ve <br />and efficient respo nse to Inddents due to' $taff <br />bei n g bert.er trai ned . <br />An alternate EOC is needed i n order for Kittitas Stocking additional alternate EOC locations will <br />Co u nty t b be effecti\le f or-co o rdinating emerge ncy allow 'Kihltas County to choose the size of center <br />events. Kittitas County currentlv uses their office need ed accord ingto the size of tfie inddent. The <br />as an EOC for smaller events. It was discovered three EOe site optio ns will allow Kittitas County <br />~u ring the large Jolly Mountain fire that the and the City of Ellensburg to havescaJable cliolces <br />!=urrent space i ~'not' conducive for coordinating wh ~n it comes to activati ng an EOC. <br />large r events. DeciSion was made to move to the <br />klttita:;. Valley Fire &' Rescue (KVFR) training room. <br />Ad ditionally tne Sheriff's Office Is located in a <br />f lood oZone. so inthe event of flooding it may <br />become necessa ry to move. <br />Continual GIS mapping is nee ded to -better ~ssist <br />t.he Cou nty with mit igation proJe.cts. buildine <br />requi rem~nts, damag:e assess ments and overall <br />safety f or residents. The 'mapping programs are <br />exp ensl ve ;lnd have crea ted a gap in technological <br />ca pa billt!1:$. <br />The Apollo applfcat io n will allo w . KIttitas County to <br />collect map feature data in the form,of flood or <br />ffre damage assessments. This will allow editing of <br />map data that can then be 5Ynchro nlt.ed w it h <br />servers for mobile devices f o r in-field assessm ents_ <br />WORK PLANN ED WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE RESULT OF THE WORK <br />1 Co ntin ue olitreacn 'to I1mfted English profiCiency To ensure the LEP populations know where to <br />(LEP) populati o ns to include trying to engage lEP receiv,e emergency information. <br />populations where they live, work, and go for <br />services, an d th rOu g h fa ith-based o rga nlzatians. <br />Al SQ . locat.e dedlcated translators that cou ld .assist <br />in EOC operations. <br />DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY 17 Page 21 of 36 <br />OJ/ri ng t i mes of disasters, the LEP populations in <br />Kittitas County will be well' informed, thus making <br />people safer during the response and recovery of <br />a disaster. Gaining a translator will allow faster <br />emergency Information to be broadcast and <br />pu b lfslled,g!v lng the LEP populations additional <br />speclficcritJca I information during emergencies. <br />Kittitas County. E18-131