Oregon is only about halfway through a normal fire season, according to Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Public Information Officer Jean Nelson-Dean. The fatigue many people are feeling in mid-August is what officials…
Category: Netarts Oceanside Fire District
Tillamook County Fire Districts Send Vehicles, Firefighters to Assist with Wildfires Across the State; Oregon Dept. of Forestry Wildland Fires Situation Update 7/20/26
The large lightning storm last week (over 8,000 lightning strikes statewide) caused dozens of fires throught the state. The eastern portion of the state was particularly hard hit. Fortunately in our northwest…
NETARTS OCEANSIDE FIRE DISTRICT: “The Rest of the Story” – Rescue Rangers – Cape Lookout Park Rangers, Volunteer Firefighters Locate Missing Girl on July 4th
It took a few days to sort through the reports and conduct in-person interviews. Matt (on the left) is a Cape Lookout State Park Ranger, and a Volunteer Firefighter with Rockaway Beach…
NETARTS OCEANSIDE FIRE DISTRICT: 4TH OF JULY MIRACLE – LOST FOUR-YEAR-OLD FOUND SAFE WITH HUGE TEAM EFFORT, RESPONSE
The above alert went out to Tillamook County residents on the evening of July 4, 2026. A family’s worst nightmare become a holiday celebration for all when Tillamook County first responders, and…
FIRE & ICE CREAM – COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PREVENTION PLAN EVENTS IN NEHALEM, TILLAMOOK & PACIFIC CITY JUNE 30TH & JULY 1ST
Tillamook County Emergency Management is talking about fire – wildfires in particular and serving up ice cream throughout Tillamook County next week to share Tillamook County’s draft Community Wildfire Protection Plan…
THE OCEANSIDER: Mark your calendars for three community events this week – Updated Oceanside Zoning 3/27; Netarts-Oceanside Fire Open House3/28; Mary Faith Bell Meet & Greet 3/29
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Unveiling of Updated Oceanside Zoning Proposals on March 27 The Oceanside Neighborhood Association Zoning and Plan Review Committee (ZAPR) has just completed a series of five public meetings for input on new zoning…
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63 – Tillamook Bay Presents Recreational Boating Safety Course March 14th in Netarts
Do you have your Oregon Boaters Education Card? Oregon Boaters are required to take a boating safety course and carry a Boater Education Card. This law applies to all boaters who operate…
NETARTS OCEANSIDE FIRE DISTRICT RESPONDS TO BOAT IN DISTRESS AT BAY ENTRANCE NEW YEAR DAY JAN. 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: January 1, 2026 marks the beginning of a New Year, and this year, coincides with “King Tides” – astronomically high tides due to the full moon. These tides can cause…
Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District Technical Rope Rescue Training Prepares Team for Extremes 100 feet above Pacific Ocean
On Tuesday November 18th, volunteer and career members of Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District (NRFPD), working alongside responders from Netarts–Oceanside RFPD, completed a high-angle rope rescue training at Cape Kiwanda. Crews operated nearly…
TRAILKEEPERS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF SHORT BEACH TRAIL STAIRS IN OCEANSIDE
Oceanside, Oregon — The Short Beach stairs project is complete! What used to be a hazardous slope is now a safe, accessible, and beautifully rebuilt stairway — with a new handrail, retaining…
