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102 <br /> <br />XI. Purpose <br />Mass fatality refers to an incident where more deaths occur within Kittitas County than local <br />resources can handle. The deaths may be caused by non-public health related reasons; however, the <br />purpose of this annex is to serve as guidance for deputy registrars to process death certificate <br />information. <br /> <br />XII. Planning Assumptions <br />According to the Kittitas County Coroner, an incident resulting in five deaths would be considered a <br />mass fatality, which would require assistance from resources outside of Kittitas County. <br /> <br />XIII. Policies <br />Only deputy registrars may process death certificates for Kittitas County Public Health Department. <br /> <br />XIV. Responsibilities <br />KCPHD will be responsible for the following activities: <br />A. Receive demographic information from either receiving physician or coroner via Electronic <br />Death Registry System (EDRS) <br />B. Assess information input into the EDRS for completion <br />C. Assign a local file number and sign information electronically in the EDRS <br />D. Submit EDRS information to the Washington State Department of Health. <br /> <br />XV. Concept of Operations <br />KCPHD will work closely with the Kittitas County Coroner, Kittitas County Emergency Manager, <br />and Washington State Department of Health. <br /> <br />KCPHD staff may become aware of an incident in the following manner: <br />A. Notification received via the emergency, twenty four hour, phone line <br />B. Law enforcement contacts the department <br />C. Kittitas County Coroner <br />D. A member of the public relays the information <br />E. Partner agencies inform KCPHD of the situation <br /> <br />KCPHD may provide the following in response to an emergency: <br />A. Work with emergency management and Kittitas County Coroner to provide deputy <br />registrars <br />B. Work as liaison between local deputy registrars and Washington State Department of <br />Health’s EDRS