The K-PREP (Kitsap Practices Responsible Emergency Preparedness) program focuses on organizing and preparing our schools. A standardized plan has been initiated throughout Kitsap County's school districts, organizing them into response teams called "The Circle of Nine".

In order to create a more efficient working relationship with first response agencies, the Circle of Nine program has been modified to more closely resemble the Incident Command System, also known as ICS. ICS is an organizational framework designed to manage any event, small to large. It is a system that has been used by Police and Fire departments for several years.

If you are involved in administration training services and want to learn about using the K-PREP program in your school, please contact KCDEM today.

Below is a list of manuals used by each of the nine training teams. To download the manual, simply click on the link.

• Counseling Support (1.5 MB)
• Damage Assessment (2.7 MB)
• Fire and Utilities (1.9 MB)
• Incident Command Team (1.5 MB)
• Parent Student Reunion (1.4 MB)
• Student Staff Supervision (2 MB)
• Support and Security (2.7 MB)

• Disaster 1st Aid - Part 1 (1 MB)
• Disaster 1st Aid - Chap 1
• Disaster 1st Aid - Chap 2
• Disaster 1st Aid - Chap 3
• Disaster 1st Aid - Conclusion

• Search and Rescue - Part 1 (1 MB)
• Search and Rescue - Part 2 (3 MB)

The following documents represent an enhancement of the KPREP school plan to now include exercise and training tools for both public and private school districts. The exercise program attempts to assist schools to organize and plan their exercise and training requirements in a methodical way without overwhelming first responders and the school districts themselves.

• Program Sections 1-8 (8.8 MG)
• Appendix A-Planning Tools
• Appendix B-Drills and Exercises
• Appendix C-Exercise Evaluation
• Appendix D-After Action Reviews
• Appendix E-Exercise Enhancements