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Attachment D-3 <br />23SHSP NATIONAL PRIORITY AREA PROJECTS <br />Kittitas County Sheriff's Office <br />National Priority Areas $16,735 <br />In assessing the national risk profile for FY 2023, six priority areas attracted the most concern. Due to the unique threats that the <br />nation faces in 2023, DHS/FEMA has determined that these six priorities should be addressed by allocating specific percentages of <br />HSGP funds to each of the six areas. The following are the six priority areas for FY 2023: <br />1) Enhancing the protection of soft targets/crowded places (ST/CP) <br />2) Enhancing information and intelligence sharing and analysis (IIS) <br />3) Combating domestic violent extremism (DVE) <br />4) Enhancing cybersecurity (CS) <br />5) Enhancing community preparedness and resilience (CP&R) <br />6) Enhancing election security (ES) <br />Washington State will meet the 23SHSP priorities across multiple state and local projects. <br />PROJECT #1 SHSP: NPA CP&R: Regional Public Alert and Warning System (Investment 5, Project 3) <br />BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />Public Warning System for Region 7. Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Okanogan, and the Colville Tribe. <br />CORE CAPABILITIES <br />Public Information & Warning <br />Sustaining or Enhancing? I Sustaining <br />Operational Communications <br />Core Capability #1 <br />Core Capability #2 (optional) <br />Sustaining or Enhancing? I Enhancing <br />SOLUTION AREAS <br />PLANNING ORGANIZATION EQUIPMENT TRAINING EXERCISE TOTAL <br />$0.00 $16,735.00 1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $16,735.00 <br />GAP(S) IDENTIFIED <br />- "The region lacks a unified plan to summarize and interpret public emergency communications on government response, <br />community preparedness, pandemics, and other relevant emergency messages for all 13 identified languages. This has a <br />cascading effect on reaching a broader demographic, causing information delays when time is critical." WA 2022 SPR page 13 <br />- "The basic Emergency Alert and Warning System isn't able to notify specific, targeted areas or transient populations within the <br />county. Extra functionality and access to IPAWS, is critical. There is a need to establish a process for promptly distributing <br />emergency communications in multiple languages throughout the county in a timely manner so individuals can take appropriate <br />action during an emergency." <br />- The vast different geographic terrain In Region 7 makes emergent public notification impossible without a mass alert and <br />warning system. Region 7 is susceptible to natural disasters, domestic terrorist threats, and criminal activity; a sustained mass <br />notification system is a critical gap for the communities. <br />ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED <br />Renew annual Emergency Alert and Warning System contracts for 2024 for the counties in Region 7 (Chelan, Douglas, Grant, <br />Kittitas, Okanogan). <br />COLLABORATION <br />This is a regional project that will benefit all of the Region 7 communities. <br />ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES/OUTPUTS (IMMEDIATE) <br />This project will allow all of Region 7 to have the ability to quickly and effectively notify the public of threats or hazards in the <br />area. The alert system is also the conduit to IPAWS. The systems can also provide Operational Coordination through the <br />DHS-FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FY23 Page 44 of 48 Kittitas County, E24-135 <br />