COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing rapidly in Tillamook County, specifically the much more contagious Delta variant. In July, we celebrated the decline in Covid cases after more than a year. We…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Go-Bag Class Goes Online
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay will hold its first online Go-Bag training class Friday, Aug. 27 via Zoom. The 90-minute class will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The new…
Adventist Health Tillamook Pauses Elective Surgery Schedule to Accommodate COVID Surge Effective Aug. 18 through Aug. 27
August 18, 2021, Tillamook, Ore. – In order to address the influx of patients needing testing and treatment of COVID, Adventist Health Tillamook Medical Center is pausing elective surgeries for the remainder…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather; Mask Up Indoors State Mandate – 8/13/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Friday, August 13, 2021, 09:00am Weather Warm here but still hot over in the valley with the ridge of high pressure drifting east over…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID-19 – 08/10/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 09:15am Weather We continue to watch the upper level ridge of high pressure building to the west that will drift…
FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Aug. 11 Test Messages Will be Sent to TVs and Radios Along with Select Cell Phones That Have Opted-in to Receive Test Messages
WASHINGTON – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer. The national test will consist of two portions,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Be Prepared – Not Scared: Emergency Preparedness Takes on New Meaning in Tillamook County after 2020’s Pike Road Fire
By Laura Swanson, Tillamook County Wellness Advisory Committee Member Tillamook County is known for its emergency preparedness – for storms, winds and floods. Last year’s wildfire in Bay City was a different…
Red Cross Disaster Presentation Set in Manzanita for Tuesday July 27th
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay will host a presentation by American Red Cross Disaster Program Manager Victor Magana, Tuesday, July 27 at 6 p.m. at the Calvary Bible Church in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY WEATHER: Gordon’s Update – 7/15/21 – Weather & Game Hog Creek Fire Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, July 15, 2021, 11:30am Weather Not much changes from yesterday’s weather. We continue to be influenced by a large low pressure area spinning well…
EVCNB Expands Volunteer Recruitment – Logan Laity Hired as Volunteer Coordinator
Manzanita, Oregon, July 9, 2021 – The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay has stepped up its leadership efforts on behalf of emergency preparedness in the Nehalem Bay communities. “After thirteen years…
