There are approximately 10,333 personnel assigned to the 30 large fires across the state, not including many of the local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every…
Category: First Responders
Two Fires at MP34 on Wilson River Hwy. 6 Today, July 21, Quick Response from Multiple Agencies Keep Fires Small
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue: Just after 12:30 this afternoon, we responded to a reported brush fire on the Wilson River Highway (Oregon Highway 6). There were several reports of multiple fires…
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…
OREGON STATE POLICE: OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SEASIDE JULY 8, SUSPECT IN WASHINGTON DOUBLE HOMICIDE SHOT BY LOCAL OFFICERS
(SEASIDE, Ore. 7/9/26) – On Wednesday, June 8, 2026, at approximately 1:36 p.m., Oregon State Police received a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) for an adult male operating a silver Toyota 4Runner…
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…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PROVIDES UPDATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UPGRADE
(TILLAMOOK, OR. July 2, 2026) Tillamook County is providing an update on the Public Safety Emergency Communications System Upgrade. County voters approved a $24.4 million General Obligation Bond in November 2024 to…
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…
NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION RESPONDS TO DOWNED POWER LINE, GRASS/TREE FIRE SUNDAY JUNE 14TH; LOCAL CITIZEN ACTION PREVENTS FIRE SPREAD
At 4:09 PM today, June 14, 2026, Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District crews were dispatched to the intersection of Ella Avenue and Ray Drive for a report of downed power lines, a…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: ODF’S ENTIRE NORTHWEST OREGON AREA ENTERS FIRE SEASON JUNE 15
(Salem, OR) – Fire season on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) protection districts in the Northwest Oregon Area (NWOA) will begin June 15, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. which include:…
