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Preparedness Journey You can add easy preparedness activities into your everyday life starting now. Learn how to begin your preparedness journey from the Washington Emergency Management Department with three simple steps: Know Your Hazards Make a Plan Make a Kit Evacuation (Ready, Set, GO!) Hear from residents and fire practitioners in Kittitas County in this […]
Evacuating Large Animals
Evacuating Horses or Livestock? Many community members in Kittitas County own livestock and other animals. There are specific steps you can take to prepare for evacuating animals and ensuring their safety. Learn more from FEMA: Preparing Farm Animals for Disaster
Know what to do if a wildfire is approaching
If a wildfire is approaching your home, it is important to know what steps to take to protect your home and evacuate safely. Use this checklist from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety as a starting point.
Make an Evacuation Plan
It is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find. Ready.gov provides detailed advice on how to create an evacuation or shelter-in-place plan.
Stay informed
Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Alerts. This system provides you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, wildfires, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. Sign up via Everbridge
Address signage
Help first responders find you! Contact your local fire district or department for appropriate address signage to ensure they can find you in an emergency. If you don’t know your local fire district and department, you can find them by looking up your property on using Kittitas County’s COMPAS map.
