Extremely dry conditions, heat, unusually high winds, and thousands of downed trees have created unprecedented fire and public safety concerns throughout the Siuslaw National Forest. Firefighting resources are stretched thin across the…
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ALL NORTHWEST OREGON STATE-MANAGED FORESTS CLOSED TO PUBLIC USE
OIOpublisher News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry Posted on FlashAlert: September 9th, 2020 1:58 PM SALEM, Ore. — The Tillamook, Clatsop and Santiam state forests are closed to all public entry…
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook District Update Tuesday Sept. 8
East Winds and smoke moved into the coast range early Monday afternoon causing extreme fire conditions. Late Monday and into Tuesday morning, two fires started and grew quickly. The first fire was…
Tillamook County Battered by High East Winds Sparking Multiple Fires, Power Outages
Tillamook, OR – On Monday September 7, 2020, Labor Day, at noon, Tillamook County Fire Defense Board instituted a full burn ban for Tillamook County due to dry conditions and expected high…
Join Hoffman Center Gallery for their September show featuring local photographer, Ron van Dongen; Enter Art Raffle to Benefit Hoffman Center, Winn van Dongen photo
Photographs of flowers have dominated the art gallery world ever since the invention of the camera. While most artists are drawn to botanical scenes because of the inherent beauty of each individual…
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE: High Wind Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon 9/7/20 to 1 PM PDT Tuesday 9/8/20; Heat Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon 9/7/20 to 11 PM PDT Tuesday 9/8/20
National Weather Service Portland OR – 423 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2020 North Oregon Coast- Including the cities of Astoria, Cannon Beach, Tillamook, Netarts, and Pacific City …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS…
STATE FORESTS IN NW OREGON MOVING TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER; ADDITIONAL PUBLIC USE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE
News Release from Oregon Dept. of Forestry Posted on FlashAlert: September 6th, 2020 11:15 AM SALEM, Ore. — With a Red Flag Warning in the forecast, state-managed forests in northwest Oregon will…
Oregon reports 261 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths; Tillamook County Adds 1 More Case, Total Cases at 41
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 480, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday September 5th. Oregon Health Authority reported 261 new confirmed…
Potential for Historic East Wind Event Beginning Monday Sept. 7th – Closures of Tillamook State Forest at Noon Monday Sept. 7th – Public Use Restrictions Move to Extreme
From Mike Cafferata, Forest Grove District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry There was a recent change in the weather which is causing us to increase our restrictions and should be a concern…
Updated Fire Weather Watch for the Coastal zone: URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE – RED FLAG WARNING for Monday 9/7/20 through 9/8/20
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – Saturday Sept. 5, 2020 at 4:08 pm Alert: Red Flag Warning until 10:00PM Tuesday September 8th …HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING……