Emergency Services Plans & Programs

Get Information On...

Planning is one of the most important activities in the "Preparedness Phase" of the four phases of emergency management - Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery. Planning is always followed with training and exercising the plan to evaluate how well is works. All the various plans developed must be consistent with Federal and State laws as well as local ordinances. Typical emergency management plans identify a mission or purpose, organization responsibilities, and direction and control aspects. Appropriate personnel are trained to these plans and then the plans are evaluated usually through some type of training exercise, which results in making the appropriate modifications and revisions.

King County supports a number of programs aimed at responding to and preparing for regional and personal emergencies. The King County Emergency Management Plan (EMP) is for the use of elected and appointed County officials in mitigating, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and technological disasters. The Hazard Identification Vulnerability Analysis (HIVA) identifies all the potential hazards that exist or affect the King County region, including history of hazard events, probability of future events, and potential impacts. The Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan (RHMP) helps to identify and mitigate the impacts of disasters. This is one of the steps in creating a community more resilient to natural, technological and societal hazard events. The Regional Disaster Plan (RDP) is a unique "mutual aid agreement" that establishes the framework to allow public, private and nonprofit organizations an avenue to efficiently assist one another during a disaster.

Contact information:

		Web	www.metrokc.gov/prepare/about/
		Call	206-296-3830
		Toll Free	1-800-523-5044
		TTY	206-205-7516
		Fax	206-205-4056
		E-mail	ecc.kc@kingcounty.gov
		Address	King County Office of Emergency Management
			Director: Robin Friedman
			Renton, Washington
			Office hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.