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CHAPTER 8. FIRE DISTRICT #7 ANNEX <br />1 <br />Chapter 8. <br />Fire District #7 Annex <br /> <br />8.1. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN POINT OF CONTACT <br />Primary Point of Contact Alternate Point of Contact <br />Roy Palmer, Fire Chief <br />Kittitas County Fire District 7 <br />123 East 1st Street <br />Cle Elum, WA 98922 <br />Telephone: 509-674-5371 <br />Email: roypalmer@kcfd7.com <br />Assistant Chief <br />Kittitas County Fire District 7 <br />123 East 1st Street <br />Cle Elum, WA 98922 <br />Telephone: 509-674-5371 <br />Email: office@kcfd7.com <br />8.2. JURISDICTION PROFILE <br />Kittitas County Fire District #7 (Kittitas County Fire & Rescue) is a large rural fire district on the east slope <br />of the Cascade mountain range, 90 miles east of Seattle and 35 miles west of Ellensburg. KCFD #7 <br />encompasses 110 square miles, with a population of 3,526 people. The district protects a 20-mile stretch of <br />the I-90 corridor, a major transportation route from Seattle. The district borders the town of Easton to the <br />west and surrounds the cities of Cle Elum and Roslyn, South Cle Elum and the township of Ronald (KCFD <br />#6). The district lies in a high value forest and open range environment along the east slope of the Cascade <br />mountain range. <br />The district actively responds to wildfires, structure fires, light rescue and emergency medical incidents, <br />with an average call volume of 500 incidents per year. The district has 16 paid positions and 40-plus <br />volunteer firefighters. The district participates in the countywide mutual aid agreement. <br />The fire district is a junior taxing district organized in 1980 under Revised Code of Washington, (RCW) <br />Title 52. The governing body is a three-member elected board of commissioners that will assume the <br />responsibility for adoption and implementation of this plan. The fire chief is the chief executive officer for <br />the district and is responsible for the administration of any policies or program adopted by the board of fire <br />commissioners. <br />The district population is predominately located in the wildland-urban interface, along the slopes of the <br />upper Kittitas valley. In an area known for intense wildfire behavior, the fire district actively partners with <br />the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest service to prevent and extinguish <br />wildland fires. <br />The following is a summary of key information about the jurisdiction: <br />• Population Served - 4,511 as of the 2018 population estimate <br />• Land Area Served - 126 square miles (See Figure 8-1) <br />• Value of Area Served - The estimated value of the area served by the jurisdiction is <br />$2,429,120,426 <br />• Land Area Owned - 11.5 acres