Westfir work session drills into emergency operations plan: EOC roles, communications and a tabletop exercise

Sep 22, 2026

In a Sept. 22 work session the council and staff reviewed an after-action report from Lane County, discussed building an emergency operations center with role cards and staffing matrix, evaluated communications (bullhorns, radio, landline, Everbridge) and agreed to pursue a tabletop exercise in November to test declaration and activation processes.

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Council and staff spent the Sept. 22 work session reviewing an after-action report and improvement plan from Lane County Emergency Management and mapping next steps for the city's emergency operations plan (EOP).

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