Clatsop County presents modernized Emergency Operations Base Plan to align city and county response
June 03, 2026 | Clatsop County, Oregon
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Clatsop County emergency management officials presented the countywide Emergency Operations Base Plan (EOP) modernization at the work session, saying the update aligns county and city plans with current federal and state doctrine and improves operational coordination.
Emergency Management Director Justin Gibbs introduced Planning Coordinator Jennifer Bedford, who summarized a multi-phase effort beginning in 2023 that produced a final draft dated April 28, 2026. The updated plan aligns with NIMS and FEMA guidance, references the Robert T. Stafford Act and CFR Title 44, and incorporates recent Oregon operational coordination guidance.
Bedford said the base plan now focuses on high-level policy: scalable activation levels (monitoring, partial and full), a consolidated mutual-aid and resource-coordination framework including EMAC integration, and a new modular approach that places detailed operational procedures into departmental and hazard-specific annexes. "This ensures community transparency, strengthens the plan and aligns it more closely with public expectations and needs," she said.
The plan also includes public-comment adjudication; the draft was posted for comment May 5–22 and staff said comments were reviewed and incorporated where appropriate. Bedford recommended formal board adoption of the 2026 EOP as the official county framework, followed by training, tabletop exercises and completion of annexes through December 2026. County emergency staff emphasized a two-year maintenance and review cycle to keep the plan grant-eligible and interoperable with cities.
No substantive objection was raised during the work session; commissioners thanked staff for the effort and staff said they will return later this month with the plan for formal approval.
Emergency Management Director Justin Gibbs introduced Planning Coordinator Jennifer Bedford, who summarized a multi-phase effort beginning in 2023 that produced a final draft dated April 28, 2026. The updated plan aligns with NIMS and FEMA guidance, references the Robert T. Stafford Act and CFR Title 44, and incorporates recent Oregon operational coordination guidance.
Bedford said the base plan now focuses on high-level policy: scalable activation levels (monitoring, partial and full), a consolidated mutual-aid and resource-coordination framework including EMAC integration, and a new modular approach that places detailed operational procedures into departmental and hazard-specific annexes. "This ensures community transparency, strengthens the plan and aligns it more closely with public expectations and needs," she said.
The plan also includes public-comment adjudication; the draft was posted for comment May 5–22 and staff said comments were reviewed and incorporated where appropriate. Bedford recommended formal board adoption of the 2026 EOP as the official county framework, followed by training, tabletop exercises and completion of annexes through December 2026. County emergency staff emphasized a two-year maintenance and review cycle to keep the plan grant-eligible and interoperable with cities.
No substantive objection was raised during the work session; commissioners thanked staff for the effort and staff said they will return later this month with the plan for formal approval.
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