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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 1: Introduction 8 <br />• Identifying and prioritizing natural hazards that impact Kittitas County. <br />• Defining and identifying critical facilities. <br />• Identifying the Plan’s goals and objectives. <br />• The planning area’s capability assessment and consideration of mitigation alternatives. <br />• Identifying and prioritizing mitigation actions and projects. <br />• Coordinating and conducting outreach with key stakeholders, planning partners, and the public. <br /> <br />The Steering Committee was headed by Kittitas County Public Works. Other members included <br />representatives from various county departments, cities, towns, and other key hazard mitigation partners. <br />The Steering Committee members are listed on Table 1-3 and the Steering Committee Meetings sign-in <br />sheets are available in Appendix B. <br />Table 1-3. Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee Members <br />Name Title Jurisdiction/Organization <br />Arden Thomas Water Resource Manager Kittitas County Public Works <br />Anna Lael District Manager Kittitas County Conservation <br />District <br />Bryan Nash Maintenance Transportation <br />Director Kittitas School District #403 <br />Cameron Classen Captain Ellensburg Police Department <br />Christa Stream City Administrator City of Kittitas <br />Christopher Horner Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kittitas County Prosecutor's Office <br />Daiko Abe Director of Operations Integrated Solutions Consulting <br />Darren Higashiyama Chief Deputy/Emergency <br />Management Coordinator Kittitas County Sheriff's Office <br />Deja Blanchard Disability Specialist Central Washington Disabilities <br />Resource <br />Edwin Mills Fire Chief City of Cle Elum <br />Geoff Scherer Operations Manager Upper Kittitas County Medic One <br />Heidi Behrends Cerniwey City Manager City of Ellensburg <br />Jay Wiseman Fire Chief Snoqualmie Pass Fire Rescue <br />Jesse Cox Environmental Health Supervisor Kittitas County Public Health <br />Kasey Knutson Special Programs Coordinator Kittitas County Public Health <br />Keiko Walsh Senior Transportation Manager HopeSource <br />Kelee Hodges Environmental Transportation <br />Planner Kittitas County Public Works <br />Kelly Bacon Local Emergency Response <br />Coordinator Kittitas County Public Health <br />Kelsey Smith Disaster Program Manager American Red Cross <br />Kyra Garnich Kittitas County Emergency <br />Management Specialist Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office