The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay has received a $5,000 grant from the Tillamook Peoples’ Utility District to purchase solar powered ham amateur radio base stations to be located around north…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Tillamook County Emergency Management Advisory: Special Weather Statement – Unseasonably Warm and Dry at times through this weekend
Special Weather Statement – National Weather Service Portland OR 703 PM PDT Tue Apr 13 2021 …UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND… An unseasonably dry start to April has…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID-19 INCIDENT COMMAND: COVID-19 Update – 10 cases already this week; 25% of Tillamook County at least one vaccine dose
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident commander Tillamook County has had 33 new cases during the last two week reporting cycle that ended last week. This means Tillamook…
ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning Set to Launch in Oregon March 11th
Salem, OR—ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System, an earthquake detection tool operated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), goes live in Oregon on March 11, 2021. No sign up is required to receive…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE: Vaccine Information
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager, COVID-19 Incident Command As you know, the weather across the U.S. last week was, well, not only bad but record setting. Many people were affected…
IN GOOD HEALTH: BOOM BOOM BOOM, Out Went The Lights…UGH!
By Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This week, we intended to bring you another installment in our series on rare diseases, but Mother Nature had her way and Oh…
Winter storms delay vaccine shipments across the country; Staying safe when the power is out, how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning
We want you to know that vaccine shipments may be delayed due to severe weather here in Oregon and across the country. This slowdown and the effects of local winter weather may…
Medical Reserve Corps Sets Free Emergency Communication Class
The Medical Reserve Corps of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay will host an online class on Emergency Communication for north Tillamook County, Thursday, Feb. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m….
GAM WEATHER: Tillamook Area Forecast – Feb. 10 – 14
By Gordon McCraw, GAM Weather Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 2:00pm Today is the last of the “nice” days before the pattern changes. It looks like we will have a prolonged period…
ADVISORY: Winter Storm Watch from Thursday afternoon Feb. 11 until 12:00PM Friday Feb. 12
Tillamook County Emergency Management Advisory: * WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 7 inches, with ice accumulations of a tenth to a quarter of an inch possible. *…
