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…
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Tillamook County Fire Defense Board Advises Extra Caution Regarding Beach, Backyard Fires
OIOpublisher The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board issued the following information August 12, 2023: With the current high fire danger in Tillamook County and expected higher than normal temperatures, low relative humidity…
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…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECOVER STOLEN PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK, CONTINUE SEARCH FOR SUSPECT(S)
This social media post from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office went out on August 2, 2023 at 8:20 am: Ok Internet Detectives, TCSO needs your help again. This morning, at about 6:30…
SURVEY: People of Tillamook County, OR – Tillamook County Health and Human Services needs your help! How prepared are you for a natural disaster?
Tillamook Health & Human Services wants to know how prepared you are for a natural disaster, and how they can better support you when emergency events happen. Your feedback will help improve…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Seal Rock in Lincoln County health advisory lifted Aug. 4
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Seal Rock Beach, located in Lincoln County. The health authority issued the advisory Aug. 1, after water…
Hot Weather Increases the Fire Danger – NW Zones 1-2-3 Move to HIGH Fire Danger, Fri. Aug. 4th
As the warmer weather increases the temperatures in the northwest corner of the state, fire managers will be increasing the fire danger level to High (yellow) for recreationists using the forests in…
NEHALEM BAY FIRE & RESCUE 2023 Recruit Academy Graduation – Pinning Ceremony – Wed. July 26th, 2023 (Video)
Photos & Video by Laura Swanson Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue’s ranks expanded by seven with the official graduation of the latest volunteer recruits. About 50 people gathered at NBFR Station 13…