By Don Backman Representatives from emergency volunteer groups throughout Tillamook County, County agencies, fire and police departments, and state agencies, assembled at the Port of Tillamook Bay on July 27th to practice…
Category: Tillamook County Emergency Manangement
Tillamook County Emergency Management- Weather Update; Red Flag Warning; Heat Advisory
OIOpublisher National Weather Service, Portland, OR – Monday, Aug 14, 2023 August 14th to 19th 2023 Heat Update The forecast remains on track. Widespread Major and Extreme heat risk are expected to…
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…
Bay City Takes Delivery of 40-foot Container for Disaster Preparedness
By Don Backman June 6, 2023 Residents along Tillamook Avenue in Bay City may have been surprised to see a semi-truck hauling a forty-foot-long steel shipping container turn into Watt Park. Watt…
Tillamook County Emergency Medical Services Ordinance increasing from 15 to 20 minutes, against the request of Fire Department chiefs.
By Laura Swanson – Editor We dove into the Ordinance 41 – Tillamook County Emergency Medical Services Ordinance* – regarding RESPONSE TIMES. EMS requirements in the County’s Ordinance 41 were changed in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALERT: Red Flag Warning until 06:00PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 6 PM PDT Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA… In Oregon, –…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Heat Advisory from Tuesday 7/4/23 until 07:00PM Wednesday 7/5/23
(Sunday July 2nd, 2023 :: 03:33 a.m. PDT) * WHAT…Maximum temperatures in the upper 80s to mid 90s expected Tuesday. These temperatures are expected to occur again Wednesday afternoon east of the…
First Kits to be Pre-deployed, Evacuation Assembly Point Kits Unveiled in Tillamook by the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management for Oregon Dept. of Human Services
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman On Tuesday, May 30th, a team from the Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, part of the Oregon Department of Human Services unveiled the Assembly…
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Wildfires — Being prepared makes a difference
Local, grassroot emergency volunteer groups across Tillamook County are working to teach residents how to prepare themselves and their communities for natural disasters. These groups meet regularly and all residents and even…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Advisory: Heat Advisory from 02:00PM Saturday May 13 until 08:00PM Monday May 14
* WHAT…Unseasonably warm to hot conditions with maximum temperatures in the mid 80s to mid 90s. Minimum temperatures generally dipping into the mid 50s to lower 60s early each morning. * WHERE…Portions…