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…
Category: Tillamook County Emergency Manangement
Tillamook County Emergency Medical Services Ordinance increasing from 15 to 20 minutes, against the request of Fire Department chiefs.
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
CARGO CONTAINERS LANDED APRIL 20 AND 24 AT TILLAMOOK AIRPORT TO STORE SUPPLIES TO HELP IN A DISASTER
(Tillamook) – To help Tillamook County prepare for a Cascadia earthquake event, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Office of Resilience and Emergency Management delivered two large portable cargo containers filled…
Rockaway Beach Preparedness Fair at Neah-Kah-Nie High School April 15th
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Pee. Poo. What do these two have to do with emergency preparations? Tillamook County is no stranger to disasters. In the past 25 odd years,…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Advisory: Winter Weather Advisory until 05:00AM Wednesday
* WHAT…Wet snow above 2000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph. * WHERE…Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and Central Coast Range of…