Kittitas County.BASIC PLAN 2024final (2)

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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP Page 43 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN The NECP is the Nation’s strategic plan for emergency communications that promotes communication and sharing of information across all levels of government, jurisdictions, disciplines, and organizations for all threats and hazards, as needed and when authorized. A2. State The Alert and Warning Center (AWC) The AWC is a function of the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) which provides 24- hour, 7 days a week coverage for notifications, alerts, and warnings of emergency events and incidents affecting Washington State. The AWC provides continuous situational monitoring during non-emergency periods as well as in times of disaster and emergency. Federal, state, local and tribal officials are then responsible for further dissemination or action as needed. Information Management Systems Washington State maintains information management systems, such as WebEOC, to manage disasters and emergencies and to support and increase public safety information sharing. The system provides the SEOC and local jurisdictions with a platform to receive, process and manage information. The system is used as a gateway to share information and provide communications among county/city EOCs, the SEOC and state, federal, and local public safety entities. This information sharing allows authorized users to make informed decisions regarding public safety operations during disasters or emergencies and supports statewide collaboration. • State Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) Plan • State Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) Planning Guidance • Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) • Washington Statewide AMBER Alert Plan A3. Community Communications Plans Emergency public information actions before, during and after any emergency will be determined by the severity of the emergency or potential emergency. Kittitas County Emergency Management will take reasonable steps to ensure access to vital public health and safety information and services to LEP populations during emergencies or disasters, as well as the recovery phase of incidents impacting Kittitas County. The appropriate mix of language services – translations and interpretations – will be decided on a case-by-case basis, based on LEP populations in the impacted areas and operational needs. Spanish has been identified as meeting the requirements of Title 38.52.070 with an approximate 4,594 Spanish speaking residents making up roughly 10.36% of Kittitas County. Emergency information that should be translated or interpreted to LEP populations includes all vital information for emergency preparedness, emergency notifications and alerts, and critical information during emergencies, or recovery, that is related to health, life safety or security of individuals in Kittitas County.