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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP <br /> Page 10 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN <br />COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />BASIC PLAN <br /> <br />PRIMARY JURISDICTION: Kittitas County Emergency Management, part of the <br /> Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office <br /> <br /> <br />JURISDICTIONS COVERED BY THE PLAN: <br /> Fire Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 51. <br /> Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue <br /> Kittitas County Public Health Department <br /> Kittitas Valley Hospital (KVH) <br /> County and City Public Works Departments <br /> Public Utility District #1 (PUD) <br /> Puget Sound Energy (PSE) <br />Cities of Cle Elum-Roslyn, Ellensburg, and Kittitas Police Departments <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />A. Mission <br />The mission of the Kittitas County Emergency Management is to support the citizens and <br />government of Kittitas County in the preparing for, mitigation of, responding to, and the recover <br />from natural or man-made disasters. <br /> The goal of the Kittitas County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) is to <br />provide a system of emergency management programs, plans, and procedures that provide for <br />the response and recovery of any disaster. This is done by building community collaboration <br />and utilizing volunteer resources. Collaborative involvement includes: <br />1. Defining emergency strategies. <br />2. Identifying resources. <br />3. Combining essential services. <br />4. Defining the responsibilities of various participants while recognizing their <br />jurisdictional differences. <br />5. Creating an atmosphere of interagency, coordination and cooperation. <br />6. Developing citizen self-sufficiency. <br />7. Continual development of Threats and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments. <br />8. Continuing to build community resiliency through collaboration with all segments of <br />our population.