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I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GOAL Develop and implement a disaster preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery strategy for Klickitat County and the cities of Bingen, Goldendale, and White Salmon, consistent with their unique needs, capabilities and resources and the requirements of the law. PURPOSE Each political subdivision of the State of Washington is required by law to establish an organization for emergency management for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; and to develop and maintain a plan as to how such an organization will function. For these purposes, political subdivisions are defined as counties and incorporated cities and towns. The law also provides for more than one jurisdiction to establish a joint emergency management organization. The Klickitat County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) is intended to meet the requirements of Chapter 38.52.070, Revised Code of Washington (Emergency Management) and WAC 118-30-060 for all Klickitat County jurisdictions participating in the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for the Provision of Emergency Management Services (Interlocal Agreement). ORGANIZATION The emergency management organization for Klickitat County has been established and is known as the ‘Klickitat County Department of Emergency Management’ (KCDEM). The cities of Bingen, Goldendale, and White Salmon have recognized their joint participation with Klickitat County by execution of the Interlocal Agreement. The Klickitat County Director of Emergency Management (DEM) is responsible for development, administration, and execution of an overall program of disaster preparedness according to this plan. All of the personnel, services, and facilities of Klickitat County and the participating cities of the Interlocal Agreement augment the emergency management organization as necessitated by the nature and scope of the incident. Each participating jurisdiction is responsible for coordination of its own internal resources within its territorial limits. In the event of a multi-jurisdictional incident, overall coordination of response and recovery may be delegated to the DEM CONCEPT OF OPERATION The Klickitat County Emergency Management Executive Board, made up of representatives of the participating jurisdictions and defined by the Interlocal Agreement, approves emergency management and disaster plans, rules and regulations, and other disaster related action(s) of the Director of Emergency Management. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Emergency Management Advisory Board, established by the Interlocal Agreement, provides a broad base of expertise to discuss and determine procedure and guidelines for the Director of Emergency Management on important issues. The command structure for direction and control of emergency/disaster response is based on the standards and practices of the internationally recognized incident command system known as the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The CEMP defines the roles and responsibilities of each element of government, and the relationship to the overall emergency management organization in Klickitat County and the State of Washington. County and city departments will coordinate their activities through the National Incident Management System. Designated representatives will have sufficient knowledge of the capabilities and responsibilities of their department or agency, and the appropriate authority to commit resources. The Klickitat County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is the designated central direction and control point for the multi-agency and/or multi-jurisdictional management of emergency response and recovery. ORGANIZATION OF THE CEMP The Klickitat County CEMP format combines elements of the National Response Plan (FRP), adopted by the State Emergency Management Division (EMD), and the National Incident Management System, the primary management method now required under state and federal mandates. The CEMP consists of an Executive Summary, a Basic Plan with three supporting Appendices and 4 sections covering Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment; Emergency Management Concepts and Activities; Direction, Control and Coordination; and Finance and Administration. The Basic Plan provides the overall policy guidance involving a comprehensive program of emergency/disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The Annexes to the Basic Plan describe and analyze the 14 potential hazards faced in Klickitat County. The Emergency Support Functions (ESF’s) describe the roles and responsibilities of the agencies, organizations, and other resources that are available to mitigate disaster situations. And finally, the References note additional supporting material, found elsewhere, for emergency management planning, mitigation, response, and recovery. SUPPORTING PLANS AND PROCEDURES Each of the constituent jurisdictions is urged to develop individual plans to define how they will coordinate their own resources in response to an emergency/disaster within their territorial limits and how they will coordinate their activities with KCDEM. Each response agency with a role identified in the CEMP is urged to develop internal policies and procedures that define in detail how they will carry out their assigned roles in a coordinated way. Such supporting plans shall be submitted to the Director of Emergency Management to be appended to this CEMP.