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Aftachment D WORK PLAN FY2021E@erfr rmance Grant. American Rescue Plan Act The purpose of EMPG-ARPA is to assist with the enhancement, sustainment and im provement of state, local, and tribal emergency management programs. Activities conducted using EMPG'ARPA funding should relate directly to the five elements of emergency management: prevention, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. Washington state does not require a specific number of activities to receive EMpG-ARpA fu nding. However, there are required capabilities that must be sustained in order to remain eligible for EMpG-ARpA funding, including but not limited to the ability to communicate and warn, educate the public, plan, train, exercise, and be NIMS compliant. The Work Plan delineates the Emergency Management Organization's emergency ma nagement program planning and priority focus for this nt include EMPG and local 4.5 lncident Ma nagement Environmental Response/Health and Safety Mass Search and Rescue Operations Euilding Purchase a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) trailer (AEL 12TR-00"TEqP) The county identified a gap in response times and needs a UTV trailer for quicker response to remote areas or areas where normalvehicles can't operate {e,g., where flooding has occurred). A UTV cannot hgally be driven from the office to a crisis site and the county does not currently have a trailer to haul the UTV to sites. The county will be able to use the trailer to hau/deploy the UTV to crisis sites, allowing for quicker response. Prlmary Core Gapability, Secondary Core Capabllity Build or Sustaln WORK PIANNED tDENT|FTED cAP/NEED Purchase Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)and system (AEL 03oE-07-suAsl The UAVs will be used in training, response to Search and Rescue Operations, Tactical Operations, and Natural Hazard response to include flooding and wildland fires. This program will be continuing throughout the years to better respond to Emergency Management {EM} incidents or events. ANTICIPATED PROJECT IMPACT The establishment of the EM drone program will greatly enhance response to hazards and threats in a quicker more efficient and effective manner. EM will be able to assess and allocate resources more Priority Area fl1 4.7 Communications and Warning Prlmiry Cdre Capabillty,Operational Comrnu nications Bulld or sustaln Su stai n ing/M aa nta i n i n g WORK PTANNED tDENT|FtED GAP/NEED ANTICIPATED PROJECT IMPACT - Purchase portable radio equipment and batteries. - Purchase RACES r:adio equipment - Purchase radio equipment for the incident command vehicle/command post. (AEr 06CP-01-PORT) - County EM will work with Region 7 RACES to update equipment. The AAR from Cascadia realized the need for RACES teams to be able to send "packet" information. Regional exercises have confirmed the need to upgrade ancient equipment so the county can send "packet" information via the radlo to ask for logistic support and to provide SitRep information. lengthy operations have also created a gap in the need for radio batteries and for the need to upgrade communications equipment in the older command posts/vehicles. Strengthen communication capabilities in the command posts and to support an extended evenVdisaster. DHS-FEMA-EMPG.ARPA.FY2 1 Page 32 of 34 Kittitas Coung Sheriffs Office EM E22-264