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Attachment D-1 23SHSP lnvestment Justification Washington is comprised of 39 counties with geography including forests, mountains, islands, rainforests, rivers, lakes, and plains. The U.S' Bureau of Economic Analysis ranked Washington 34 of 50 states for gross domestic product in 2022; several world-class organizations headquartertheir operations within the state. Washington has marine, aviation, rail, and road transportation infrastructure to support its position as a bustling trade center. Over half of Washington's 7.77 million population lives in the Seattle metropolitan area located along the Puget Sound. This area is the center of transportation, business, and industry and is the fastest growing region in the state. A vast majority of the state's population lives in densely settled urbanized areas, Understanding Washington's population is critical in order to mitigate vulnerabilities, respond to incidents, and effectively concentrate recovery efforts. Furthermore, Washington is subject to 10 natural and 7 human-caused hazards. The2Q22 THIRA focuses on four of those risks: cyber-attack, earthquake, complex coordinated terrorist attack, and pandemic-human (biological). The 2023 Washington State Risk Profile scored the state's relative risk as 9.60, ranking it as the 10th highest 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 prevent, respond to, mitigate, and recover from acts of terrorism. The FY23 SHSP projects were selected to build upon or sustain a range of Core Capabilities identified in the 2022 SPR as having significant gaps as well as to support the six National Priority Areas. The investments support the Planning, Organization, Equipment, Training, and Exercise solution areas with a focus in the following Core Capabilities: Community Resilience; Environmental Response/Health & Safety; lnfrastructure Systems; lntelligence & lnformation Sharing; lnterdiction & Disruption; Logistics & Supply Chain Management; Mass Search & Rescue Operations; On-scene Security, Protection, & Law Enforcement; Operational Communications; Operational Coordination; Physical Protective Measures; Planning; Public lnformation & Warning; and Screening, Search, & Detection. onal Risks - Reasons for the Work Region 7 terrorist targets include: Energy Producing Dams Large Crowds During Events Access Control to Critical lnfrastructure Transportation Corridors Agro-Terrorism DHS-FEMA-HSGP-SHSP-FY23 Page 40 of 48 Kittitas Couniy, E24-135