On Sunday April 26, 2026 at approximately 7:45 pm, Cannon Beach Fire District was dispatched to a reported water rescue involving an individual stranded on rocks near the surf at Ecola Point,…
Category: Search & Rescue
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT RESPONDS TO WATER RESCUE CALL NEAR CHAPMAN POINT, COMMAND VEHICLE STUCK WHILE CROSSING CREEK; RESCUE VEHICLE RESCUED BY LOCAL SONS OF BEACHES SHORE PATROL
Photos by Carol Keljo and Jay Pittman On Saturday April 25, 2026, Cannon Beach Fire District personnel were conducting a beach patrol near Chapman Point when they observed a surfer in distress…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT HOSTS ROPE RESCUE TRAINING WITH LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS, SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT ASSISTS WITH CHALLENGING COASTAL RESCUES
Over the past two days, April 1 – 2, 2026, the Cannon Beach Fire District Rope Rescue team hosted CMC: Rescue, Safety, Access for a hands-on Arizona Vortex workshop. Throughout the class,…
NEHALEM BAY FIRE & RESCUE HIGH ANGLE RESCUE ON NEAHKAHNIE MTN. APRIL 2ND, VICTIM SAFELY RESCUED, UNINJURED
On April 2, 2026 at 12:40pm Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue District was dispatched to a report of a high angle rescue from the edge of a viewpoint on Highway 101 on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NOW RECRUITING SEARCH & RESCUE VOLUNTEERS
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking applicants to join our Search and Rescue (SAR) Team! Our next SAR Academy is tentatively planned for late spring / early summer, and we’re…
CANNON BEACH RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Saddle Mountain High-Angle Rescue Nov. 29th
Yesterday, Saturday November 29, 2025, at roughly 2:00pm, Cannon Beach Fire personnel were dispatched along with Gearhart Volunteer Fire Department, Hamlet Volunteer Fire Department, and Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue…
Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District Expands Water Rescue Readiness to Better Protect Community
Since responding to the 2021 flood at the Neskowin Creek RV Park, the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District (NRFPD) has transformed its approach to water rescue through years of focused training, new…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Human Remains Identified as Missing Woman Maria Del Carmen Quintana
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that human remains discovered earlier this year have been positively identified as those of 59-year-old Maria Del Carmen Quintana, who was reported missing in 2018.Maria…
Coast Guard rescues two teens trapped on cliff side near Roads End Point in Lincoln County, Oregon
(SEATTLE, WA – 7/7/25) – A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter crew form Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon, rescued two teens who were trapped on a cliff side near Roads End Point…
South Fork Forest Camp Crew Assist with Hiker Rescue in Tillamook State Forest
Real-World Response from South Fork Forest Camp Recently, over the weekend June 23, 2025, South Fork Forest Camp was called in to assist Tillamook Fire District with a backcountry rescue on the…