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f[D*ur*", IfrATIAGEfr]ENTY/xtrnrescouvrt KITTITAS COUNTY CEMP Local Spanish radio stations are not staffed 24-hours a day so cannot always be used to get notifications and messages sent. a To overcome as many challenges as possible, Kittitas County will use all available messaging platforms to include certifled translation services when available, to push out emergent notifications. Messaging will be pushed out to on-duty public service personnel to distribute as well, assisting with translation services when needed. Resources needed to address technological challenges include education and understanding among public safety responders in Kittitas County. Emergency management has access to Starlink if the internet becomes compromised to send out Everbridge and social media messaging. Translation issues can be addressed via Language Line utilizing Kittcom dispatch as the point of connection, though a delay in translation services may still be delayed. 44. RegionaI Communications P[ans The Kittcom 911 Dispatch Center is the designated Public SafetyAnswering Point (PSAP) for Kittitas County. lt maintains 24-hour ability to notify emergency management staff for alert and warning capabilities and is the primary hub for receiving, coordinating and disseminating emergency information both in and out of Kittitas County. Kittcom maintains two-way radio equipment with dispatch consoles to relay for Fire, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Medical Services for the whole County. Kittcom's dispatch center also has telephones and NAWAS (National Warning System) equipment. Kittcom is backed up be emergency power generation with a current capability of 37.5 hours using diesel fuel. Kittcom also maintains several linked repeater sites that have several days of backup generator power using either propane or diesel fuel. All sites have battery backup to be addressed in the future with 2110ths grant funding. ln the event a situation causes an outage of the Kittcom 911 communications center, backup dispatch capabilities have been installed at the Ellensburg Police Department. Plans to house a backup dispatch center in an off-site emergency operations center building are in effect, and those plans will be established after the EOC building has been built. VIII. ADMINISTRATION The Governor, Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division (EMD), and other governmental officials require information concerning nature, magnitude, and impact of a disaster or emergency. This information allows for evaluation and providing the most efficient and appropriate distribution of resources and services during the response to and recovery from a disaster or emergency. State agencies, localjurisdictions, and other organizations provide these reports including, but are not limited to: Situation Reports; and November 2024 1 BASIC PLAN Page 45 of 63