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6.6 Limited English Speaker Communication Plan Non-English speakers have been underserved in this area, and the goal is to identify the best communication method to share emergency messages with at -risk groups before and during disaster. The Kittitas County Sherriff's department translates evacuation and communication messages into Spanish on Facebook, but more proactive messages can be done through KFACC. In an emergency, messages must inform, educate, and mobilize people to follow public health directives. Messages can be delivered through television, radio, newspaper, bill inserts, flyers, word -of mouth, social and community networks, and other channels. As outreach continues, KFACC plans to develop help facilitate messages for emergency preparedness plan to non-English speakers that would benefit their preferred messaging platform. 6.7 Pre -Suppression Plans — Preparing Communities Before the Incident A Pre -Suppression Plan is an intelligence packet that assists incident commanders, operations section chiefs, structural protection specialists, division supervisors, group supervisors, taskforce leaders, and strike team leaders in formulating a plan based on current conditions, forecasted weather conditions, and available resources. The main objectives of the plans, is to have a well thought out strategy based on the conditions and deployment of resources before the fire occurs, because a wildfire will start, regardless of the level of planning preparation. It should not be thought of as a cookbook of what must be done, but what could be done. Wildland firefighting and structural protection/defense requires judgment based on many years of actual firefighting experience, and must be responsive to actual, on the ground conditions. No amount of classroom training or simulations can prepare an individual for the leadership required during large, fast-moving fires, but preparing the available information in ways that can facilitate that leadership is key to effective wildfire response. Pre -suppression plans include maps of resource placements, but these placements should not be thought of as static, as resources must remain mobile and available to go where needed. Resources may be deployed to prepare structures, construct hand lines, or conduct a burn out operation. Once the flaming front engages the edge of the city or structure fires begin to occur and firefighters are actively engaged in firefighting, additional resources will likely need to be pulled from other areas to assist. Community Wildfire Protection Plan 54 September 2018