By Laura Swanson Why did we have fire drills during school? To practice what we would in the case of a real emergency, and we would know what to do … Practice…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Open House Sat. Oct. 14th
Join the Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue team for an open house at Station 13 in Nehalem on Saturday October 14, 10AM-3PM for a day of fun and learning! 10:00 Doors open…
TILLAMOOK PUD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH: Early Season Power Outage Reminder; Enter-to-win Preparedness Kit
North Tillamook County had a “preparedness” lesson last night, September 25th when the Pacific Power transmission line went down, leaving thousands without power from Manzanita to Garibaldi. Many households were searching for…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: The Rule of Three
By Lianne Thompson Did you have a good Summer? Did you find ways to relax and experience happiness in some form? I hope so. My happiness came this Summer when I could…
Wilderness First Aid Classes Available to Tillamook County Groups
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…
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…