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
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:
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&%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