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KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP <br /> Page 59 of 63 November 2024 | BASIC PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> A1. Training Program <br />Emergency management training, exercises, and public education are vital to the <br />effectiveness of the comprehensive emergency management plan and its supporting <br />procedures. These training activities validate the operational concepts and resource <br />preparations needed to carry out emergency functions. <br /> <br />Effective whole community planning requires a collaborative and engaging team of <br />stakeholders representing residents, nonprofit, government, private sector, and <br />emergency management officials. This level of engagement is crucial to enhancing <br />community preparedness. The whole community engagement concept will promote <br />community resilience through enhancing recognition, understanding, communication of, <br />and planning for all hazards in the community and systematically aligning resources and <br />preparedness activities to quickly recover from an incident. <br /> <br />The training program is designed to enhance proficiency in general emergency <br />management subjects and to train emergency management personnel and first <br />responders for their roles under operational plans and procedures. These activities take <br />place at every level of government, as well as in volunteer organizations and private <br />business. <br /> <br />It is the responsibility of the departments and agencies within the Kittitas County CEMP <br />to certify that their department/agency and emergency response personnel are <br />appropriately trained to the proper level of response and the NIMS training requirements