Kitsap County Dept of Emergency Management

Kitsap County is home to approximately 274,000 residents and is located between Hood Canal and the Puget Sound areas. The County occupies lowlands in the shadow of the Olympic Mountains. The peninsula is deeply dissected by inlets giving the County roughly 210 miles of salt water coastline. Kitsap County has the longest coastline of any County in the continental limits of the Untied States. With o

ver 636 inhabitants per square mile, Kitsap County is the third most densely populated area in the State. Kitsap County has a land mass of 395 miles and has 33 miles of fresh water waterfront. Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management (KCDEM) is responsible for providing the emergency and disaster needs of the greater Kitsap County area including the cities of Bremerton, Poulsbo, and Port Orchard, and also supports the emergency management program of the City of Bainbridge Island. KCDEM develops and maintains the Kitsap County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans (KC-CEMP) as a blueprint for response to a variety of emergency scenarios. This and other plans can be viewed on our website: www.kitsapdem.com

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