Interagency Resources

Interagency Resources for Flood and Storm Preparedness and Emergency Information

Local Counties

The Office of Emergency Services promotes preparedness through their emergency services program for each county, to assist the public to prepare for, respond appropriately to, and quickly recover from natural emergencies that may impact county residents and visitors:

Chelan County

http://www.co.chelan.wa.us/sheriff/pages/emergency-management?parent=Units

Kittitas County

https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/sheriff/emergency.aspx

Okanogan County

http://okanogancounty.org/ochd/Emergency.html

Yakima County

http://yakimacounty.us/350/Emergency-Management

County communities can register to receive important Notices and Alerts during emergencies at the following Central Washington county websites:

Chelan County

http://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/?regionid=1184

Kittitas County Flood Warning

http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/public-works/flood/warning.aspx

Okanogan County

http://okanogandem.org

Yakima County

https://member.everbridge.net/index/453003085612758#/signup

State Agencies

Washington State Department of Natural Resources provides information on Wildfire Debris Flows

https://www.dnr.wa.gov/wildfire-debris-flows

 

The Washington Emergency Management Division provides information emergency preparedness and about flood and storm preparation:

https://mil.wa.gov/emergency-management-division/disaster-assistance/for-households

https://mil.wa.gov/other-links/plans

https://mil.wa.gov/emergency-management-division/grants/hazard-mitigation-grants

https://www.mil.wa.gov/preparese (Española)

 

The Washington State Department of Ecology provides information to the public regarding flood and safety:

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/water/floods/index.html

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/water/floods/emergency.html

http://access.wa.gov/topics/emergency/flood

 

Other Federal Agencies

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is administered by FEMA to provide flood insurance protection to property owners in return for local government commitment to sound floodplain management and related flood disaster mitigation efforts.  An NFIP flood insurance policy can be obtained directly from the federal government or through an insurance company.  Usually, a flood insurance policy has a 30-day waiting period for coverage.  However, the 30-day waiting period does not apply if a property has been affected by flooding from Federal land that was caused by post-wildfire conditions.

Additional information about NFIP is available through FEMA at:

www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program

Other flood preparedness information is available at:

www.ready.gov/floods

Flood Smart information at:

www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/about/nfip_overview.jsp

 

USGS Interactive Map of Debris Flow Hazard Assessment

 

The USDI Geological Survey (USGS) provides “water watch” internet tools and flood information for the State of Washington:

https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/new/index.php?r=wa&m=real&amp%3Br=ca

https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/index.php?mt=real&st=wa&usst=wa&ushuc=&id=wwlmap_viewer

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/new/index.php?r=ca&id=flood

 

The following counties offer Emergency Management Social media sites:

Chelan County EMS
https://www.facebook.com/CCSOEM

Kittitas County
https://www.facebook.com/KittitasCountySheriff

Okanogan County
https://www.facebook.com/Okanogan.County.Emergency.Management

Yakima County
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yakima-County-Sheriffs-Office/122319294492086