EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2024 wildfire season is not over, and has already been one of the most devastating, and likely record-breaking, the state has seen. Currently, there are 141 fires, and over…
Category: First Responders
Tillamook County Refers Bond Measure to November Ballot to Fund Upgrades to Public Safety Emergency Communications System
OIOpublisher Tillamook County, OR – Today, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to refer a bond measure to voters for the November ballot to modernize the county’s decades old public safety emergency communications system. “The system…
Lightning across Oregon reminds everyone to be informed and prepared for wildfires; Oregon Dept. of Forestry Weekly Situation Report 7/22/24
(Salem, Ore.) – Starting this past Wednesday, July 17, and into Sunday, July 21, Oregon experienced two separate lightning events that resulted in over 2,000 strikes across the state, which primarily affected Southern,…
CANNON BEACH RURAL FIRE: High Angle Rescue of 2 Juvenile Victims on Chapman Point
On July 9, 2024 at approximately 4 pm Cannon Beach and Seaside Fire were dispatched for a high angle rescue for two victims stuck on the side of the cliff. Firefighters located…
FATAL CRASH – HWY 130 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SUNDAY JULY 7, 2024
(Posted on FlashAlert: July 8th, 2024 10:16 AM) On Sunday, July 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy-130, near milepost 3, in Tillamook County. The…
STRUCTURE FIRE ADDS TO BUSY FOURTH OF JULY FOR SEASIDE RESPONDERS, CLOSURE OF HWY. 101 LAST NIGHT
(SEASIDE, Ore. – July 5, 2024) – A two-alarm structure fire about two miles south of Seaside closed US Highway 101 Thursday night for hours and added additional strain for first responders on one of…
All Oregon Dept. of Forestry Districts now in fire season ahead of coming heat wave
SALEM, Ore. – As of July 3, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in…
COUNTY-WIDE BURN BAN EFFECTIVE JULY 4, 2024
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on outdoor burning on July 4, 2024 at 01:00 am. It…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Recovery of Missing Clammer, Netarts Bay
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies recovered the body of a 54-year male from New Mexico, who had been reported missing and presumed drowned two days earlier while clamming…
THE OCEANSIDER: “Modernistic” Design for Proposed Hotel on Maxwell Point
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The new hotel planned at the site of the former House on the Hill will “veer away” from traditional coastal wood structures to feature a more…