Tillamook Coast Visitors Association sponsored a Wilderness First Aid Class September 9-10 for 16 North County emergency volunteers and professionals. The 16-hour class was held at Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Station and…
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GET READY TO SHAKE OUT, THEN MOVE OUT OF THE TSUNAMI ZONE – TILLAMOOK COUNTY WIDE EARTHQUAKE & TSUNAMI DRILL OCTOBER 19TH
You are invited to join thousands of people who will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” on October 19th at 10:19 a.m. in the 2023 Great Oregon ShakeOut! Then Tillamook County is taking…
Pet First Aid and Pet Go Bags Class in Rockaway Beach on Sept. 6th
Submitted by Robin Swain It’s Emergency Preparedness Month and Rockaway Beach Emergency Preparedness will be offering a Pet First Aid class on Wednesday September 6 at 6pm at Rockaway Beach City Hall….
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: Over 1600 Lightning Strikes Spark Dozens of New Wildfires, ODF Coordinated Quick Response Keeps Fires Small
The lightning storm that woke most everyone up across Oregon late Thursday night, August 24th through early Friday morning, August 25th, had fire crews on the move. There were reported at least…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY NEWS UPDATE: Lightning across Oregon reminds everyone to be informed and prepared
(Salem, Ore. Aug. 25, 2023) – Starting Thursday night, August 24th and into Friday morning, August 25th, Oregon experienced many lightning strikes that affected Southern Oregon up to Northwest Oregon. With multiple…
Port of Tillamook Bay: Tillamook County Hosts First Ever Evacuation Assembly Point Event, Able Readiness Four August 22-23
By Don Backman Representatives from emergency volunteer groups throughout Tillamook County, County agencies, fire and police departments, and state agencies, assembled at the Port of Tillamook Bay on July 27th to practice…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lost Creek Fire, Coal Creek Basin, Tillamook State Forest Update Monday, Aug. 14
Lost Creek Fire Update – 0800, August 14, 2023 Smoke was reported at approximately 5:45pm Sunday night. Nehalem Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry responded to the Lost Creek area in Cook…
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 327 AM PDT Sat Aug 12 2023 North Oregon Coast-Central Oregon Coast-Willapa Hills- South Washington Coast- Including the cities of Astoria, Cannon Beach,…
FIRE RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU OF LAND MANGEMENT (BLM) & OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was warm today and it’s going to get warmer, along with increased winds – the “perfect storm” for wildfires. Please use some common sense – don’t run power equipment…
Nehalem Bay Medical Reserve Corps and Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay Conduct Important Training Exercise in Nehalem
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman (Nehalem City Park, Nehalem, OR -July 22, 2023) “When all else fails, there is ham radio,” Bruce Maxwell, Communication Director of the Emergency Volunteer Corps…
