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SOLUTIONAREASPLANNINGORGANIZATIONEQUIPMENTTRAININGEXERCISETOTAL$0.000,094.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$20,094.00GAP(S)IDENTIFIED-"Theregionlacksaunifiedplantosummarizeandinterpretpublicemergencycommunicationsongovernmentresponse,communitypreparedness,pandemics,andotherrelevantemergencymessagesforall13identifiedlanguages.Thishasacascadingeffectonreachingabroaderdemographic,causinginformationdelayswhentimeiscritical."(SPRpage20)-"ThebasicEmergencyAlertandWarningSystemisn'tabletonotifyspecific,targetedareasortransientpopulationswithinthecounty.ExtrafunctionalityandaccesstoIPAWSiscritical.Thereisaneedtoestablishaprocessforpromptlydistributingemergencycommunicationsinmultiplelanguagesthroughoutthecountyinatimelymannersoindividualscantakeappropriateactionduringanemergency."-ThevastdifferentgeographicterraininRegion7makesemergentpublicnotificationimpossiblewithoutamassalertandwarningsystem.Region7issusceptibletonaturaldisasters,domesticterroristthreats,andcriminalactivity;asustainedmassnotificationsystemisacriticalgapforthecommunities.ACTIVITIESTOBEPERFORMEDRenewannualEmergencyAlertandWarningSystemcontractsfor2023COLLABORATIONThisisaregionalprojectthatwillbenefitalloftheRegion7communities.ASSOCIATEDDEUVERABLES/OUTPUTS(IMMEDIATE)ThisprojectwillallowallofRegion7tohavetheabilitytoquicklyandeffectivelynotifythepublicofthreatsorhazardsinthearea.ThealertsystemisalsotheconduittoIPAWS.ThesystemscanalsoprovideOperationalCoordinationthroughthenotificationtokeyfirstresponderssuchaslawenforcement,firepersonnel,mayors,commissioners,emergencydispatch,andutilities.DESIREDOUTCOMES(INTERMEDIATEANDLONG-TERM)TheRegion7PublicAlertandWarningprojectwillsustaintheabilitytoalertthecommunityofdangersandwhattodotoremainsafe.ThissystemistheconduittocommunicatewithavastareaoftheRegionthroughonerapidmechanism.ThesystemwillalsohelptranslateemergencymessagingintootherlanguagestoassistlimitEnglishproficiencypopulationstoremainsafe.NEXUSTOTERRORISMANDNPAThisprojecthastheabilitytoquicklywarnoralertthepopulationofanythreatsordangersfromforeignordomesticactsofterrorism.TheEmergencyAlertandWarningSystemwillenablethemessagingtogiveoutcurrentinformation,tellpeoplewhattodotobesafe,wheretogotobesafe,and/orwhatdangerstolookoutfor.DHS-FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FY22Page42of44KittitasCounty,E23-116