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2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan Kittitas County, Washington Chapter 3: Community Profile 39 Table 3-16. Critical Facilities in Kittitas County Jurisdiction Fire Station Hospital Emergency Facility School Total City of Cle Elum 2 2 0 0 4 City of Ellensburg 2 2 3 6 13 City of Kittitas 1 0 0 3 4 City of Roslyn 1 0 0 0 1 Town of South Cle Elum 1 0 0 0 1 Unincorporated Kittitas County 24 0 1 8 33 Total 31 4 4 17 56 3.9. CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT Federal regulations require hazard mitigation plans to identify goals for reducing long-term vulnerabilities for the identified hazards in the planning area (Section 201.6(c)(3)(i)). A critical step in the development of specific hazard mitigation actions and projects is assessing existing authorities, policies, programs, and resources and capabilities to use or modify local tools to reduce losses and vulnerability from profiled hazards. A capability assessment was conducted for Kittitas County and participating jurisdictions’ authorities, policies, programs, and resources. Goals and mitigation actions were developed using input from this assessment. Capability assessments for each participating jurisdiction can be found in their respective annexes. Section 3.11 of this Plan includes information regarding the County’s implementation of and continued participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The Core Planning Team assessed Kittitas County’s capabilities that can contribute to the reduction of long-term vulnerabilities to hazards. The capabilities include the following categories: • Planning and Regulatory Capabilities • Administrative and Technical Capabilities • Financial Capabilities • Education and Outreach Capabilities Additionally, ways to expand on and improve these existing policies and programs to integrate hazard mitigation into the day-to-day activities and programs of the County were considered. 3.9.1. Planning and Regulatory Capabilities These include local ordinances, policies, and laws to manage growth and development (e.g., land use plans, capital improvement plans, transportation plans, emergency preparedness and response plans, building codes, and zoning ordinances). Table 3-17 and Table 3-18 contain a list of State and local planning and regulatory capabilities.