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22SHSP I nvestment J ustification Washington t9 comprised of 39 coun ties wt th Seog raphy including forests,mountai DS,islands,rainforests,rivers,lakes,and plains. The u s.Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked Washington I of 50 states for Sross d om estic p roduct ln 2 021;several world-cla s5 organizations hea dquarter their operations with tn the state Wash ington has marine,avia tion,rail,and foa d transportation nfra structufe to support its position as a bustl tng trade center Over ha tf of Wash ingtonts 7 .7 7 mill ton population lives tn the Seaftl e metropolita n area located a long the Puget Sou nd.Th t5 area ls the center of transportation,business,and lndustry an d t5 the fastest growi n8 region in the st3te.A vast rnajority of the state's population lives tn densely settled urban ized areas, Und erstanding Was hington's population t5 critica tn order to mitigate vuln erabi lities,resp ond to incid ents,a nd effective ly concentrate recovery efforts Furthermore, Washington is subject to l0 natural and 7 human-caused hazards. The THIRA focuses on eight of those risks: cyber- attack, earthquake, explosive devices {terrorism}, flood, hazmat release (radiological), pandemic- human {biological), tsunami, and wildland fire. The 2022 washinglon state Risk Profile scored the state's relative risk as 8.77, ranking it as ihe 12th hlghest at-risk state. Washington State has consistently had a high relative risk score {ranked in the top 25% of states for the past seven years) and must be prepared to preven! respond to, mitigate, and recover from acts of terrorisrn. The FY22 projects were selected to build upon or sustain a range of Core Capabilities identified in the 2021 SpR as having significant gaps as well as to support the six National Priority Areas. The investments support the planning, Organization, Equipment, Tralning, and Exercise solution areas with a focus in the following Core Capabilities; Access Control & ldentity Verification; Community Resilience; C.ritical Transportation; Cybersecurity; Forensics & Attributlon; lnfrastructure Systems;lnterdiction & Disruption; Logistics & Supply Chain Management; Mass Care Services; Mass Search & Rescue Operations; On-Scene Security, Protection, & Law Enforcement; Operational Communications; operational Coordination; physical protective Measures; Planning; Public Health, Healthcare, & Emergency Medical Services; Public lnformation & Warning; Screening, Search, & Detection; Situational Assessment; and Supply Chain lntegrity & Security. Reglon 7 terrorbt targets include: Energy Producing Dams Large Crowds During Events Access Control to Critical lnfrastructur€ Transportation Corridors Agro-Terrorism Attachment D-l DHS.FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FY22 Page 38 of44 Kittitas Coung, E2$1 16