* WHAT…For the first Coastal Flood Advisory, tidal overflow flooding expected. For the second Coastal Flood Advisory, tidal overflow flooding expected. * WHERE…North Oregon Coast. * WHEN…For the first Coastal Flood Advisory,…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Advisory: High Wind Watch from Friday afternoon, Nov. 13th until 10:00PM Friday Nov. 13th
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert Details Severity: Severe – Significant threat to life or proper * WHAT…Southwest winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Strongest winds at headlands…
Advisory: Special Weather Statement – Strong Winds, Hazardous Coastal Conditions and Cascade Snow Possible Friday, Nov. 13th
Special Weather Statement: National Weather Service Portland OR 549 AM PST Tue Nov 10 2020 …STRONG WINDS…HAZARDOUS COASTAL CONDITIONS…AND CASCADE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY… A deepening low pressure system has the potential…
From a Pike Road Fire Evacuee: Thank You
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re proud to share this first-hand account of what it was like to be one of the evacuees from the Pike Road Fire in Bay City. Romy Carver and her…
September is National Preparedness Month – Be Ready for ANY Emergency
People in Oregon were working on adjusting their lives to autumn and a return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were suddenly confronted with dangerous wildfires, evacuations and hazardous smoke. While so…
THANK YOU, TILLAMOOK! From Tillamook County Sheriff’s Emergency Manager Gordon McCraw
I am hoping I can return to some form of normal now that the Pike St. Fire is almost history. There are a ton of “Thank You”s that need to go around…
Resources for emotional and other supports; Stay safe from wildfire smoke; Tillamook County adds 2 more cases this week, total at 45 cases
On September 12th, OHA reported six COVID-19 deaths, bringing the statewide total to 505. “Today’s 500th death marks another sad milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon,” said Oregon Health Authority Director…
STATE OF OREGON BATTLES RECORD 900,000 ACRES OF WILDFIRES, URGES PUBLIC TO STAY AWAY FROM FIRES, HEED EVACUATION WARNINGS
Firefighters re-prioritizing life safety as they battle a record 900,000 acres of wildfires across Oregon. (Now estimated at over 1,000,000 acres.) The public and the news media are urged to stay away…
Pike Road Fire, Firefighters Seize Opportunity with Weather Change
Today Eddy Wallmark, Tillamook District Protection Unit Forester, described the fire situation as “the weather is giving us a chance to make some really good progress.” Local resources have been positioned and…
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…