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CHAPTER 2. UNINCORPORATED KITTITAS COUNTY ANNEX <br />3 <br />2.6. HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN AND EVALUATION OF <br />RECOMMENDED INITIATIVES <br />Table 2-7 lists the initiatives that make up the jurisdiction’s hazard mitigation plan. Table 2-8 identifies the <br />priority for each initiative. Table 2-9 ummarizes the mitigation initiatives by hazard of concern and the six <br />mitigation types. <br />2.7. FUTURE NEEDS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND <br />RISK/VULNERABILITY <br />Kittitas County has prioritized the collection of LIDAR data, a nd will continue to do so in the future. <br />Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Kittitas County were available at the time of the 2019 <br />plan update. The County will continue to update flood maps and regulations with any updated FIRMs or <br />other relevant flood data. The County will also prioritize updating data on critical facilities. This will include <br />developing a process for collecting and maintaining the data, adopting a database to store the data, and <br />coordinating with GIS staff to create geospatial records of the critical facilities. <br />2.8. HAZARD AREA EXTENT AND LOCATION <br />Hazard area extent and location maps for the Kittitas County area are included in Volume 1 of this hazard <br />mitigation plan. These maps are based on the best available data at the time of the preparation of this plan, <br />and are considered to be adequate for planning purposes. <br />Table 2-1. Natural Hazard Events <br />Type of Event Date Preliminary Damage Assessment* <br />Landslide 06/07/1970 <br />A steep hillside about 7 miles northwest of <br />Ellensburg tumbled down, tore out an <br />irrigation flume, destroyed a half mile of <br />roadway and pushed about 1,000 feet of <br />the highway into the Yakima River. <br />Landslide 08/28/1971 N/A <br />Severe Storms And Flooding (DR-492) 12/13/1975 N/A <br />Drought 3/31/1977 N/A <br />Severe Storms, Mudslides, & Flooding (DR-545) 12/10/1977 N/A <br />Volcanic Eruption, Mt. St. Helens (DR-623) 5/21/1980 N/A <br />Severe Storms & Flooding (DR-883) 11/26/1990 N/A <br />Landslide 4/24/1995 <br />A slide and debris flow 120 feet wide and <br />800 feet long took out a large section of <br />Kittitas Reclamation District main canal <br />about 12 miles west of Ellensburg south of <br />the Bristol Flats area, sending debris into <br />the Yakima River. <br />Severe Storms, High Wind, And Flooding (DR- <br />1079) 1/3/1996 N/A <br />High Winds, Severe Storms, & Flooding (DR-1100) 2/9/1996 N/A