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…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
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…
HIGH FIRE DANGER TO TRIGGER TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES IN TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST; Labor Day weekend is a risky time for human-caused fires
With high fire danger levels in the Tillamook State Forest, several forest roads off of Highway 26 and Highway 6 will be temporarily closed to drive-in access, and likely other roads could…
KN95 face masks available to Tillamook County Small Businesses, Place Online Order by Mon. July 20th, Pickup Masks at Local Libraries Wed. July 22nd
Lieutenant Gordon McCraw, the Tillamook County Emergency Manager and the County’s COVID-19 response Incident Commander recently received 5,000 KN95 masks via Oregon Emergency Management, through an initiative with Business Oregon. These masks…
Emergency Volunteer Corps Updates Website
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay has updated its Internet website to make it easier to find important disaster preparedness information tailored to north Tillamook County. Other coastal communities can also…
In my opinion … Tough Questions for Local Healthcare about Supplies, Readiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: It would be irresponsible to just publish this op/ed without seeking out answers to the questions that Kalie King Savage raises below, which is what we did. And you’ll see…
Nehalem Bay Health District Calls for Immediate, Aggressive Action to Prevent Virus Spread
(Wheeler) – Governor Kate Brown and the state of Oregon must take additional immediate steps to institute a strict “stay at home” order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus to…
CITY OF MANZANITA ISSUES ORDER TO VISITORS TO VACATE MANZANITA IN 24 HOURS
Effective at Noon today March 22, 2020 in accordance with Governor Kate Brown’s order that all residents stay at Home and under the authority of the City of Manzanita’s Declaration of State…
Yes, you can go for a walk or hike – in your neighborhood – while practicing social distancing
EDITOR’S NOTE: Given yesterday, and reports that I’m already getting about traffic heading west, this advice means IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, TOWN, COUNTY – DO NOT COME TO THE COAST OR GO…
Tillamook County COVID19 Volunteer Group Established; Volunteers Stand Ready to Help as Community Needs
By Laura Swanson In times of need, communities pull together and take care of their own, and here in Tillamook County that’s exactly what is happening. Grassroot efforts via social media pages…