…HISTORIC SEPTEMBER EAST WIND EVENT APPEARING LIKELY, PEAKING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY… …EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS LIKELY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY… .Hot, dry and strong easterly winds are expected starting Monday afternoon, peak overnight…
Category: Breaking News
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…
Updated Fire Weather Watch for the Coastal zone: URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE – RED FLAG WARNING for Monday 9/7/20 through 9/8/20
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – Saturday Sept. 5, 2020 at 4:08 pm Alert: Red Flag Warning until 10:00PM Tuesday September 8th …HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING……
Upcoming pesticide spraying adjacent to Wheeler by Stimson Lumber Co. Sept. 8th
Jacob Hilger from Stimson Lumber sent the following urgent message regarding pesticide spraying of their clearcut land adjacent to Wheeler: “…..planning on starting the herbicide application on Blackbird on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The…
County Offer on Pacific City’s Jensen Property Accepted
Tillamook County’s offer on what is known as the Jensen property has been accepted. The county will now conduct its due diligence on the property before closing in six months. The Jensen…
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…
EARLY SEPTEMBER HEAT WAVE SIGNALS RENEWED FIRE DANGER; ALL ZONES AT HIGH FIRE DANGER BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
With the continued dry weather and fuels conditions, we will be going to IFPL Level 3 in weather zones NW2 and NW3, and to IFPL 2 in NW1, starting at 1:00 a.m. Thursday,…
ODF FIREFIGHTERS ARE TACKLING WILDFIRE IN COAST RANGE OUTSIDE MAPLETON
VENETA, Ore. – Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters are engaged August 30th on what has been named the Sweet Creek Milepost 2 Fire about a mile from Mapleton in western Lane County….
Governor Announces Unified Law Enforcement Plan to Protect Free Speech, Bring Violence to an End in Portland
Plan includes community forum for Mayor Wheeler, protest organizers, and community leaders to work toward racial justice and police reform in City of Portland (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today released the details…
HUNTER KILLED BY ELK – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On Saturday, August 29, 2020 Mark David (66) from Hillsboro was archery hunting on private property in the area of Trask Road E in Tillamook. David wounded a 5X5 bull elk but…
