Story & Photos by Don Backman The ground bucked, the trees swayed dangerously, The hand-hewn planks and logs holding the structures together began to pull apart. Walls collapsed, roofs fell, trapping those…
Category: Public Safety
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S SEARCH & RESCUE LOCATE LOST TEENS, LEAD THEM TO SAFETY
OIOpublisher On February 1, 2022, at approximately 6:18 pm, TCSO Deputy Mike Reeves responded to the southernmost part of Tillamook County near Cascade Head for a report of possible lost hikers. Their…
Stolen Vehicles Recovered After High Speed Chase, Multiple Agencies Provide Successful Apprehension
On January 30th, 2022, at approximately 5:30 pm, Tillamook County deputies were dispatched to a Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (UUMV) in progress call in the Pleasant Valley area. Tillamook 911…
Volunteers from Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay Assist with Patients, COVID-19 Testing at Medical Plaza in Tillamook
High levels of demand for care at Adventist Health’s Medical Office – Plaza location in Tillamook have presented a need for additional support, and members of our emergency preparedness community have thankfully…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Participate in Statewide “Click-it or Ticket” Blitz Jan. 31st – Feb. 13th
Beginning today, January 31 and extending through Sunday, February 13, The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office will join law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon by adding additional patrols for seatbelt enforcement. The federally funded…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/30/22
By Gordon McCraw Sunday, January 30, 2022, 07:00pm As I will be off to a VA medical appointment tomorrow (January 31st) morning, I thought I would get this out tonight. As I type this…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Search & Rescue, Tillamook Fire District Respond to Off-Road Motorcycle Accident, Pack Out Victim
January 29, 2022 – 5:00 pm Earlier today, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, TCSO SAR personnel, Tillamook Fire District and Tillamook Ambulance responded to a single vehicle, off-road motorcycle crash in the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/28/22 – through weekend; Changes Coming …
By Gordon McCraw Friday, January 28, 2022, 11:00am Weather The lows down around 30 this morning so there were a few frosty windshields again. The upper-level ridge that has dominated the weather…
New OR 6 signs between Tillamook and Banks alert motorists, aim to improve safety
You’ll notice new highway safety signs when traveling on OR 6 between Banks and Tillamook on the Oregon Coast. The new signs are part of an effort by ODOT to improve safety…
On this day in history … January 26, 1700 – Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake; History Lesson Leads to Emergency Preparedness – 2 Weeks Ready
Today, January 26, 2022, marks the 322nd anniversary of the 1700 AD Cascadia earthquake – the largest known earthquake to have occurred in the “lower 48” United States. This (estimated) magnitude 8-9…