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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP Page 52 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN feeding), medical assistance, animal control and sheltering, childcare, clothing, clean-up help, transportation help and some personal property assistance. Insurance – Self-insured with homeowner’s insurance and/or participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) can recover much of the expenses needed to repair or rebuild. X. LOGISTICS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NIMS resource management guidance enables many organizational elements to collaborate and coordinate to systematically manage resources—personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and supplies. Most jurisdictions or organizations do not own and maintain all the resources necessary to address all potential threats and hazards. Therefore, effective resource management includes leveraging each jurisdiction’s resources, engaging private sector resources, involving volunteer organizations, and encouraging further development of mutual aid agreements. Kittitas County holds contracts with the Kittitas County Event Center, 907 E. 7th Ave in Ellensburg, and the Upper Kittitas County Senior Centennial Center, 719 E. 3rd St. in Cle Elum, as resources for shelters in case of emergency. A. Resource Typing Resource typing is defining and categorizing incident resources by capability. Resource typing definitions establish a common language for discussing resources by defining minimum capabilities for personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and supplies. Resource typing enables communities to plan for, request, and have confidence that the resources they receive have the capabilities they requested. FEMA leads the development and maintenance of resource typing definitions for resources shared on a local, interstate, regional, or national scale. Jurisdictions can use these definitions to categorize local assets. A1. Specialized Resources (and Procurement) The Washington Intrastate Mutual Aid System (WAMAS) established in RCW 38.56, provides for mutual assistance among member jurisdictions, to include every county, city and town of the state. Members of WAMAS are not precluded from entering into or participating in other mutual aid agreements that are authorized by law. WAMAS does not replace current mutual aid agreements; it is a mutual aid tool to use when other agreements do not exist. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is a national governor’s interstate mutual aid compact that facilitates the sharing of resources, personnel and equipment across state lines during times of disaster and emergency. EMAC is formalized into law (RCW 38.10.010) and requires a Governor’s Proclamation before use. It is coordinated through the Washington Emergency Management Division.