The Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, in partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Neah-Kah-Nie School District, is launching a new project to install solar and backup batteries at two Neah-Kah-Nie School District schools….
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler’s TsunamiReady and StormReady Designations Renewed
On Thursday, October 3, 2019, the National Weather Service Portland issued a Memorandum to Tillamook County’s Emergency Management Director, Gordon McCraw, stating that Manzanita, Nehalem, and Wheeler had completed all requirements to…
Emergency Shelter Training Set This Saturday Oct. 5th at NCRD
An Emergency Shelter Orientation and Drill class will be held this Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem. People interested in learning…
Emergency Shelter Training Set for Oct. 5 in Nehalem
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay will hold an Emergency Shelter Orientation and Drill Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem….
Rockaway Beach Community Preparedness Fair Was Huge Success
Over 150 people attended the Community Preparedness Fair on September 18th. The Neah Kah Nie High School gym was busy as everyone filed in with their blue PUD tote bags. There were…
Rockaway Beach Community Preparedness Fair – Free, Fun and Informative for the Whole Family September 18
September is Preparedness Month. Emergencies large and small can happen any time, but we can be prepared to help each other and ourselves. “What is the Disaster Plan for YOUR family? Rockaway,…
Tillamook PUD Operations Center Completed
Tillamook, OR – July 30, 2019 Community members, along with Tillamook PUD staff and Board of Directors, gathered yesterday morning for a ribbon cutting event at the newly constructed Tillamook PUD Operations…
Drowning near Nehalem Bay State Park Related to Beach Rip Current
On Friday, August 2, 2019, at about 8:32pm, Tillamook 911 received a report of three male individuals being pulled further out into the ocean from near the Nehalem Bay State Park. They…
Wheeler Supports Preparedness!
According to attendees, Wheeler’s First Annual Community Picnic on Saturday, July 6th, was a BIG success. More than a hundred local residents, kids, dogs and volunteers gathered in Wheeler’s Upper Park to…
What Does the Washington Earthquake Mean?
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager USGS reported, along with many residents, that a 4.6 quake shook the area around Monroe, WA, near Seattle, early this morning, July 12th. So, what…