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<br /> <br />307 W. Umptanum Rd ▪ Ellensburg, Washington 98926 <br />PHONE 509-962-7525 ▪ 509-674-2584 <br />FAX 509-962-7599 <br />https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/sheriff <br />SHERIFF’S OFFICE <br />Clay Myers, Sheriff <br />KITTITAS COUNTY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br /> <br />AGENDA DATE: October 4, 2022 <br /> <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve a Resolution to Amend the 2018 CWPP and to <br />Authorize the Chairs Signature on the Adoption Page with Amendment <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Kittitas County Emergency Management, Public Works, Fire Districts <br />and others are assisting the Kittitas County Conservation District with <br />submitting for USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant. Receiving <br />this grant would allow our county to employ various fuel reduction <br />activities throughout the county. Criteria for this grant calls for listing <br />the projects in the CWPP the grant would be funding. The amendments <br />to the CWPP would satisfy the required criteria. <br /> <br /> <br />INTERACTION: Working collaboratively with the Fire Chiefs from Fire Districts 1,3,4,6 <br />and 7, Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, Snoqualmie Pass Fire and <br />Rescue, Cle Elum Fire, Roslyn Fire, DNR and U.S. Forest Service, we <br />have made changes to the current CWPP. The changes include <br />recognizing high risk areas for fires and identifies fuel reduction projects <br />to help mitigate the impact of wildland fires. All the agencies listed <br />above have unanimously supported the amendments to the CWPP. The <br />original authors of the CWPP, the Kittitas County Conservation District, <br />also supports the amendments to the CWPP. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: Pass a resolution, have the chair sign the amended CWPP. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, CWPP requested amendments, CWPP whole document <br /> <br />REVIEWED BY: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Doug Mitchell <br /> <br />LEAD STAFF: Darren Higashiyama, Emergency Management Coordinator <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />