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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 (ESP) 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, 2017 put Kittitas <br />County at 44,730. According to the US Census, approximately 8,224 residents are persons under <br />the age of eighteen. In addition, Central Washington University (CWU) has 11,376 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 ~--• --P,ercentage of ~op_~lati o n• I --~Number of People -l <br />Ol~bllity'Snih1s 13.2% 5,623 <br />Hearing Dlfflculty 5.0% 2,180 <br />Vision Dlffl culty 1.8'J!, n6 <br />Cognitive Dlffl culty 5.3% 2,140 <br />Ambulatory Difficulty 6.1% 2,443 <br />Independent Living Dlfflculty 4.0% 1,405 <br />Umitecl English Speaking 1.2% 207.,,. <br />Households <br />Households without a vehicle 1.0% 462** <br />Single Parent Households 11.0% 1.896°* <br />•u.s. C".en.rus 2016 estimates <br />**Number of Households, 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 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 />9