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23SHSP ENDURING NEEDS SUBPROJECTS WORK PLAN Kittitas Coun Attachment D-2 ENDURING NEEDS AMOUNT The State is divided Into nine Homeland Security Regions which differ in geography (marine to desert), major industry (large business to agricultural), and population (dense urban settings to rural). Each region as well as state agency partners develop projects to address their specific risks and hazards which sustain previously built capabilities or close identified gaps. Most initiatives can be tied back to building regional capability to prevent, protect, respond, and recover and be in a state of readiness should a natural or human -caused catastrophic Incident occur. Gaps identified in: -Community Resilience: Lack of publications & no current funding source to assist communities with equipment & supplies for resiliency kits, CERT training, & other resources and lack of community trainings-Cybersecurity: Lack of dedicated cyber incident response plans -Environmental Response/Health/Safety: Lack of developed policies, plans, procedures, mutual aid agreements, & strategies In hazardous debris removal -Infrastructure Systems: Lack of equipment to facilitate communication during a disaster & a lack of Information sharing among privately owned critical infrastructure & state agency stakeholders -Interdiction & Disruption: Need to replace expiring equipment & Improve ballistic protection & communications equipment used in law enforcement operations & special teams need updated training to the latest laws & techniques -Mass SAR Operations: Gaps in rescue equipment & training In rescue & structural collapse operations -On-Scene Security/Protection/LE: Lack of local funding to maintain & replace aging and/or expiring equipment & lack of ability to conduct trainings in protecting response personnel -Operational Comms: Aging equipment, differing technology, & geographical challenges hamper Interoperable communications -Operational Coord: Lack of staffing, developed plans, & equipment to meet coordination needs and the need for integrated training and exercises between partners -Planning: A need to evaluate, update, coordinate, and better socialize plans and there is a lack of local funding to support planning efforts -Public Information/Waming: Need for continued funding for mass notification systems and better coordinated public messaging procedures and policies, high turnover within the Public Information discipline, and a need for culturally and linguistically appropriate messaging - Screening/Search/Detection: Lack of equipment for specialized operations. SHSP: EN Project 0, Region,?- Homeland Security. Project Region 7 will address priorities based on regionally identified gaps. The region is challenged by persistent capability gaps which include On -Scene Security, Protection, & Law Enforcement due to the lack of local funding to maintain and replace aging and/or expiring equipment; Operational Coordination due to lack of staff trained in their COOP and EOC roles, lack of equipment for proper EOC operation, and lack of storage for critical emergency response equipment; Mass Search & Rescue Operations due to the need to maintain equipment and training to ensure response readiness; Interdiction & Disruption due to a need to replace expiring equipment and Improve electronics, such as updating communications equipment, used in law enforcement operations; due to lack of funding, first responders do not have access to the most updated equipment which creates unsafe, ineffective working conditions; and the SWAT Team needs updated training to the latest laws and techniques; Public Information & Warning due to the lack of educational materials for the public alert system; and Operational Communications due to limited staff to assist jurisdictions with continuity and operational planning and ensure the EOC is outfitted with functional equipment. To address capability gaps and sustain current capabilities, the region will be investing in the solution areas of planning, organization, equipment, and training. Activities will Include: On -Scene Security, Protection, & Law Enforcement: Complete maintenance and readiness tasks for which there Is no local funding so that equipment can be deployed and purchase equipment for specialized response teams. Operational Coordination: Host and fund staff to attend operations -specific training for their EOC positions as well as ICS and IMT courses, purchase networking equipment for EOC virtual coordination, and lease storage unit to shelter and charge response equipment. Mass Search & Rescue Operations: Purchase specialized search and rescue equipment such as handheld thermal imagers and an Unmanned Maritime Vehicle for more rapid search and recovery in areas that are traditionally difficult to search, such as bodies of water. Interdiction & Disruption: Outfit tactical and communication vehicle with updated computer stations, radio systems, and connectivity equipment; purchase search and rescue and breaching tools for the regional SWATTeam; purchase ballistic vests for SWAT team members; and fund specialized tactical training. Public Information & Warning: Renew county alert and warning system contract and purchase alert and warning system educational materials in English and Spanish to increase public awareness and participation. Operational Communications: Maintain and update alert and warning system points of contact and EOC operational plans as well as maintain EOC equipment functionality. The funding priorities will support the region in their effort to address identified capability gaps with terrorist -related risks, which will enhance the Region's ability to detect, identify, interdict, and recover from a terrorist attack. DHS-FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FY23 Page 41 of 48 Kittitas County, E24-135