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Kittitas County falls under the South Central Region (SCR) Trauma Plan for regional planning <br />and coordination. The request for resources from outside the county will be made through <br />KITTCOM. <br />F . Coordination with Kittitas County EOC <br />Requests for assets to support a local emergency are made through the Kittitas County EOC. If <br />the County EOC has not been activated, requests should be made directly to the Kittitas County <br />Emergency Management Department via the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office. Requests can be <br />made via phone, email, or in person. All requests made with a declaration of emergency will be <br />handled via Emergency Management. If the request cannot be handled locally, or through mutual <br />aid, they are then sent to the Washington State Emergency Operations Center at the Washington <br />State Emergency Management Division, Camp Murray, Washington. <br />If the request is specific to Emergency Support Function (ESP) 8, Public Health and medical, <br />that desk will then address the issue as appropriate, working with the requisition agency to best <br />meet that need. Washington State Department of Health serves as the lead for ESP 8 along with <br />other state agencies in a supporting role. <br />The Kittitas County Emergency Management Department (KCSO) must be aware of any <br />potential requests for assistance in order to determine the need for a declaration of emergency <br />within the county. Resources received from DOH and other partners without a declaration of <br />emergency will be handled by KCPHD and KCPHD will notify Emergency Management. <br />G. Health Officer <br />The Health Officer or designee may assume the role of Incident Commander during an epidemic <br />disease or bioterrorism incident. The Health Officer, Public Health Administrator, and Board of <br />Health will consult to decide policy pertaining to health and medical decisions during <br />emergencies. The Health Officer in consultation with the Board of County Commissioners will <br />make decisions if there is a financial implication to public health policy decisions during an <br />emergency. The Health Officer may also maintain contact with other agencies, develop public <br />health priorities, lead incident response, and delegate tasks. Managing spontaneous volunteers <br />who may request to support the public health agency's response either by incorporation or <br />triaging to other volunteer resources. <br />H. Volunteers <br />KCPHD may utilize trained MRC volunteers or spontaneous volunteers for incidents that exceed <br />our response capacity. The use of spontaneous volunteers will be coordinated with Kittitas <br />County Emergency Management. All medical personnel must be verified using the Emergency <br />System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP), or WA Serv, <br />prior to volunteering. All volunteers will be required to sign and submit an Emergency Worker <br />16