Whitman County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Volume 1 Planning Area-Wide Elements PART 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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1 Whitman County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Volume 1 Planning Area-Wide Elements PART 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1

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3 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Project Manager Fran Martin Whitman County Department of Emergency Management Public Safety Building 310 North Main Street Colfax, WA Phone: (509) FAX: (509) Department of Public Works Mark Storey, County Engineer Department of Emergency Management Liz Broadfoot Special Acknowledgments The development of this plan would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment to this process by the Whitman County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan Steering Committee and all of the Planning Partners. Bringing together 52 percent of the eligible local governments in Whitman County to create a uniform natural hazard mitigation strategy to be applied to a defined planning area was a remarkable task. Their input, timely review of documents, and energy given to the development of this plan is greatly appreciated. The following table lists the Partnership representatives who contributed to development of the plan. 1

4 Whitman County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan; Volume 1 Planning Area-Wide Elements WHITMAN COUNTY NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN PLANNING PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES Jurisdiction Point of Contact Telephone # Address Town of Albion Kenneth G. Smith albionpublicwks@palouse.com City of Colfax Emily Adams eadams@ci.colfax.wa.us City of Colton Greg Eylar (509) None Town of Endicott Jerine Grey townofendicott@stjohncable.com Town of Farmington Royce Johnson (509) None City of Garfield Ray C. McCowan, garfield-town@completebbs.com City of LaCrosse Donald Dorman lacrosse@pionet.com Town of Lamont Trina Lee onesimus@direcway.com Town of Malden Andrea Harp (509) andreaharp@hotmail.com Town of Oakesdale Russ Rickett townofoakesdale@msn.com City of Palouse Michael Echanove (509) echanove@palouse.com City of Pullman Mark Workman (509) mark.workman@pullman-wa.gov Town of Rosalia Jenna McDonald (509) clerk@townofrosalia.org Town of St. John Linda Hayes (509) stjohn@stjohncable.com Town of Tekoa Peggy Hagan (509) tekoa@palousenet.com Town of Uniontown Angie Meyer (509) utown@inlandnet.com Whitman County Fran Martin (509) fmartin@co.whitman.wa.us Whitman County Fire District #1 Ron McHargue (509) None Whitman County Fire District #2 Gaylon Hergert (509) ghergert@iwon.com Whitman County Fire District #7 Bill Tensfeld (509) bill5@rosaliafire.org Whitman Co. Hospital/Medical Center Jim Heilsberg (509) heilsbj@inhs.org HOW TO USE THIS PLAN One of the benefits of multi-jurisdictional planning is the ability to pool resources and eliminate redundant activities within a planning area that has uniform risk exposure and vulnerabilities. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages multi-jurisdictional planning under its guidance for the Disaster Mitigation Act. Section of Code of Federal Regulation Chapter 44 (44CFR) establishes criteria for multi-jurisdictional plans. This plan has been set up in two volumes so that elements that are jurisdiction-specific can easily be distinguished from those that apply to the whole planning area: Volume 1 Volume 1 includes all the required elements of Section of 44CFR that apply to the entire planning area. This includes the description of the planning process, public involvement strategy, goals and objectives, countywide hazard risk assessment, countywide mitigation initiatives, and a plan maintenance strategy. Volume 2 Volume 2 includes all jurisdiction-specific elements required by Section of 44CFR. Two types of jurisdictions make up the Planning Partnership: cities, towns and the County; and special purpose districts. Jurisdiction-specific elements are included in annexes for each planning partner participating in this process and adopting this plan. Volume 2 also 2

5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION includes a description of the participation requirements established by the Steering Committee for the two types of planning partners, as well as instructions and templates that the partners used to complete their annexes. Volume 2 also includes linkage procedures for eligible, non-participating jurisdictions that wish to adopt the Whitman County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan in the future. All 21 Planning Partners will adopt Volume 1 in its entirety and at least the following parts of Volume 2: Part 1; each partner s jurisdiction-specific annex; and the appendices. Some jurisdictions may find it easier to adopt Volume 2 in its entirety. DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS At the end of this volume are appendices that include information supporting the main content of this plan. Also included is a glossary of technical terms and acronyms. First references to terms included in the glossary are highlighted in bold italics throughout the body of the plan. 3