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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP <br /> Page 32 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN <br /> <br />B. Activation Process <br />The initial response to, or the imminent threat of, an emergency will generally be conducted <br />under the guidelines of this Basic Plan, and the Annexes and Appendices contained in this plan. <br />During an initial response, an Incident Commander (IC) will assume command of local <br />resources and act to protect lives, property and the environment. If the situation exceeds or <br />threatens to exceed the initial response, the IC will activate additional response capabilities <br />through established procedures, mutual aid or inter-local operational agreements. <br />Upon notification of an incident, Kittitas County Emergency Management will support Incident <br />Command and activate emergency management operational objectives of public information <br />alerts and notifications, and activation of the Kittitas County Emergency Operations Center. The <br />EOC activation level is determined by the size, scope and complexity of an incident. <br />Kittitas County utilizes the standard NIMS EOC activation levels: <br />Activation <br />Level <br />Description <br /> <br />3 <br />Normal <br />Operations <br />Activities that are normal for the EOC when no incident or specific risk or <br />hazard has been identified; or an activity that can be dealt with using <br />existing local resources or minimal mutual aid assistance, and that is short <br />term in nature and limited in scope. <br /> <br />2 <br />Partial <br />Activation <br />Certain EOC staff and departments/agencies activated to monitor a credible <br />threat, risk, or hazard and/or to support the response to a new and <br />potentially evolving incident, or incident activities with increasing scope, <br />complexity and mutual aid resources. <br /> <br />1 <br />Full <br />Activation <br />All EOC staff and multiple department/agencies are activated to support the <br />response to a major incident or credible threat; or broad scope community <br />emergencies with long term impact, representing a significant threat to life, <br />property and/or the environment; and requiring substantial commitment of <br />personnel. <br /> <br />C. Deactivation Process <br />The EOC director deactivates EOC staff as circumstances allow, and the EOC returns to its <br />normal operations/steady state condition. Deactivation typically occurs when the incident no <br />longer needs the support and coordination functions provided by the EOC staff or those <br />functions can be managed by individual organizations or by steady-state coordination <br />mechanisms. EOC leadership may phase deactivation depending on mission needs. EOC staff <br />complete resource demobilization and transfer any ongoing incident support/recovery activities <br />before deactivating.