Preface

The Fremont County Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is a set of guidelines and procedures developed to assist in the emergency response effort within the County. It parallels the National Response Plan (NRP) and incorporates guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as well as lessons learned from disasters and emergencies that have threatened Fremont County in the past. The plan is in compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Major emergencies and disaster incidents are unique events that present the community and emergency personnel with extraordinary problems and challenges that cannot be adequately addressed within the routine operations of government. Since disasters differ in important ways and it is impossible to plan for every contingency, highly detailed operational procedures are avoided in the plan in favor of a streamlined all–hazards preparedness approach. Because Fremont County is small, many individual departments do not have detailed operation procedures: therefore this plan acts as fundamental guidance for emergency response. The coordination of this plan and standard operating procedures within th