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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP <br /> Page 13 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN <br />D1. Hazard Assessment <br />The Kittitas County Hazard Mitigation plan was developed to guide the County in a risk-based <br />approach to become more resilient to the impacts of natural hazards through mitigation <br />planning. The plan identifies areas of risk and assesses the probability, extent, vulnerability and <br />impacts for each natural hazard. The matrix pictured below demonstrates the impact vs. <br />probability developed as a part of the mitigation planning process for Kittitas County. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />E. Planning Assumptions <br />Coordination between emergency response organizations is a daily reality. This interaction is <br />based on the frequent and routine practice of those relationships. <br /> <br /> Demand for emergency response agencies becomes much greater in times of crisis, and <br />prioritizing the county’s response to an emergency becomes critical. Many supporting public and <br />private organizations that normally do not interact except during a crisis may need to be <br />mobilized on a cooperative basis. <br /> <br /> Some areas of Kittitas County are geographically isolated. In the event of a widespread <br />disaster, the isolated communities cannot rely on significant outside assistance. The primary <br />response to disaster falls on local government and on each individual citizen. <br /> <br /> Citizens, businesses, government agencies, and industries must be prepared to rely on their <br />own resources and to provide for themselves during the first fourteen days of an emergency or <br />disaster. <br />