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,$*D*ur*c,rtAtAGEfrlENTY/tilTTtras couttrY KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP G. Responsibitities under MutuaI Aid Agreements Mutual aid is considered the pre-agreed sharing of resources between entities to support response activities. During a disaster or planned event, requests for mutual aid within a zone should be the first call for help. During a disaster or when requests for mutual aid cannot be granted, any threatened participating organization can request resources from other participating organizations. MutualAid will be requested when local resources have been or are about to be depleted. Requests will be made through the Emergency Operations Center when activated or through KCSO-EM Duty Officer in the event the EOC has not yet been activated. The KCSO-EM Duty Officer can make resource requests from the region and state, as necessary. Kittitas County holds mutual aid agreements both locally and within the county between fire districts for fire protection, as well as regionally with Grant, Chelan, Douglas, and Okanogan counties. With the help of mutual aid at times of request, responsibilities within different stakeholder groups are subject to change in support of the desired end-state of the incident. Stakeholders can expect to support the incident by coming to an agreement with the outside aiding agencies within the incident, inclusive of delegation of authority or a letter of intent. VII. COMMUNICATIONS Leadership, at the incident level and in EOCs, facilitates communication through the development and use of a common communications plan, interoperable communications processes, and systems that include voice and data links. lntegrated communications provide and maintain contact among and between incident resources, enable connectivity between various levels of government, achieve situational awareness, and facilitate information sharing. Planning, both in advance of and during an incident, addresses equipment, systems, and protocols necessary to achieve integrated voice and data communications. The principles of communications and information management, which support incident managers in maintaining a constant flow of information during an incident, are (1) lnteroperability; (2) Reliability, Scalability, and Portability; (3) Resilience and Redundancy; and (4) Security. lnformation and intelligence management includes identifying essential elements of information (EEl) to ensure personnel gather the most accurate and appropriate data, translate it into useful information, and communicate it with appropriate personnel. A. Interoperab[e Communications Ptans 41. Federat N ati o n al Em erge n cy Co m m u n i cati o n s P I an ( N EC P) November 2024 1 BASIC PLAN Page 42 of 63