Hood River County emergency management personnel told County Commissioners they have a long way to go before they could be ready for Pacific Power to declare a Public Safety Power Shutoff, but they did say a recent meeting brought some progress and improved communication.  County Emergency Services Director Barb Ayres said they need a year to be ready, adding they have requested but not seen written plans.  Sheriff Matt English did say a Friday meeting went well, adding they will do a tabletop exercise with the utility in the near future and they’ve been told that they will receive a comprehensive plan in the next month, so he asked Commissioners to wait to send a formal letter to the utility.  Later in the meeting, Pacific Power spokeperson Cheryl Carter told the Commission they foresee a positive outcome and that there will be ways to isolate outages for the smallest impact, adding the company believes it would be rare for a shutdown to actually happen.  Commission Chair Mike Oates told her they were “a little concerned right now.”