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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />Kittitas County, Washington <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 4: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment 192 <br />Location <br />County / <br />Zone State Date Time Type Death Injury <br />Property <br />Damage <br />Crop <br />Damage <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 8/24/2017 10:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />EAST SLOPES <br />OF THE <br />WASHINGTON <br />CASCADES <br />East Slopes of <br />the <br />Washington <br />Cascades <br />WA 8/11/2017 19:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />EAST SLOPES <br />OF THE <br />WASHINGTON <br />CASCADES <br />East Slopes of <br />the <br />Washington <br />Cascades <br />WA 9/1/2015 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />EAST SLOPES <br />OF THE <br />WASHINGTON <br />CASCADES <br />East Slopes of <br />the <br />Washington <br />Cascades <br />WA 8/10/2015 17:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 8/2/2014 16:30 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 8/1/2013 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 7/27/2013 07:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />EAST SLOPES <br />OF THE <br />WASHINGTON <br />CASCADES <br />East Slopes of <br />the <br />Washington <br />Cascades <br />WA 8/13/2012 12:00 Wildfire 0 0 8.30M 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 8/1/2004 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 7/30/2004 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />KITTITAS VALLEY <br />(ZONE) <br />Kittitas Valley <br />(Zone) WA 7/1/2004 17:00 Wildfire 0 0 1.00K 0.00K <br />CLE ELUM Kittitas County WA 10/1/2003 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />CLE ELUM Kittitas County WA 9/24/2003 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />ROSLYN Kittitas County WA 9/1/2003 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />ROSLYN Kittitas County WA 8/25/2003 00:00 Wildfire 0 0 0.00K 0.00K <br />TOTAL 0 0 8.301M 0.00K <br />4.6.9.6. Vulnerability and Impacts <br />Life Safety and Health: Wildfires can result in additional threats to life safety and health, such impacts <br />to water and air quality. Wildfires can severely affect the water quality due to soil erosion, increased <br />flooding, and the flow of debris with potential contaminants.249F <br />249 Additionally, wildfire smoke and ash can <br />travel miles and affect communities that are not directly impacted by the wildfires and reduce air quality <br />to unhealthy levels. The population exposed to wildfire smoke and ash can experience eyes, nose, throat, <br />and lung irritation, and it can make it hard to breath. Additionally, these conditions can impair visibility on <br />roads and have the potential to cause vehicle and maritime accidents. <br /> <br />Smoke and air pollution from wildfires that are occurring within or outside of the Country can result in <br />severe health hazards, especially for sensitive populations, including children, the elderly, and those with <br />respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Smoke generated by wildfire consists of visible and invisible <br />emissions that contain particulate matter (e.g., soot, tar, water vapor, and minerals), gases (e.g., carbon <br /> <br />249 United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Wildfires and Water Quality Research. Retrieved from <br />https://www.epa.gov/water-research/wildfires-and-water-quality-research.