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I. PURPOSE: <br />The purpose of the Kittitas County Public Health Department's (KCPHD) Emergency Operation <br />Plan (BOP) 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, 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 />Pop\1latior. Subset · • Percentage of Population ~ --.. Nu ~r-of People 1;;;; ~ <br />Disability Status 13.2% 5,623 <br />Horine Dlfflculty 5.0%,, 2,180 <br />Vision Dlfflculty 1 .8% 776 <br />Cognitive Dlfflculty 5.3~ 2,140 <br />Ambulatory Difficulty 6.1% 2;dd3 <br />Independent Living Difficulty 4 .0% 1,405 <br />Limited English Speaking 1.2%' wr· <br />Households <br />HouHholds without• vehicle 1 .0%; 462** <br />Sln alc Parent Ho1uoholds 11,.0% 1,896** <br />*U.S. Census 2016 estimates <br />0 Number of Households, not individuals <br />B. According to the Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment (HIV A) 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 t_he event of a <br />pandemic or large incident, local response will be quickly overwhelmed and require mutual aid , <br />9