Pike Fire in the Idaville area – Last night the fire flared up with some winds, moving the to the north. The fire has grown some and we are awaiting an official…
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: Pike Road Fire evening update for Sept. 9, 2020
Tillamook, Ore. – The Tillamook State Forest was closed, beginning at 1:00 p.m. today, September 9th to all public entry and industrial operations. The public entry restriction is through Sunday, September 13th…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office: PIKE FIRE UPDATE – 9/9/20 at 8 pm; Evacuations Remain in Place; Minimal Containment
UPDATE: 9/10/20 – 6:30 am – As of now, conditions are the same for fire status, evacuation levels and road conditions. We will have a more detailed report after daylight when fire…
Tillamook County Emergency Press Conference: Pike Road Fire Update 9/9/20
The Pike Rd. fire is about 150 acres, uncontained, moving east at this time. There are level one, two and three evacuations in the Bay City area currently. Level one means be…
Public Health issues guidance for smoke hazards
EDITOR’S NOTE: The same weather and conditions for Tillamook County, and in fact, currently air quality is hazardous in Bay City and Tillamook, and it likely to stay this way for the…
Stay safe during wildfires, smoke, and weather events; Oregon reports 125 new confirmed/presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths; Tillamook County Reports Two New Cases, Total at 45 Cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 494, the Oregon Health Authority reported today September 9th. Oregon Health Authority reported 125 new confirmed…
Siuslaw National Forest Temporary Closure
Extremely dry conditions, heat, unusually high winds, and thousands of downed trees have created unprecedented fire and public safety concerns throughout the Siuslaw National Forest. Firefighting resources are stretched thin across the…
WILDFIRES CLOSE SOME STATE PARKS AND PROMPT STATEWIDE FIRE BAN FOR ALL STATE PARKS
Dangerous fire conditions and spreading wildfires across the state has prompted Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to issue a statewide fire ban and close some parks. Park Closures – The following…
TCCA Providing Free Boxed Meals for Displaced Tillamook County Residents; Visitor Centers Closed Sept. 9 & 10
With the fires spreading in Tillamook County and many of our neighbors forced to evacuate, Tillamook County Creamery Association is offering support by providing free boxed meals for displaced local residents who…
Pike Fire Incident Command Update – Sept. 8, 2020
Tillamook, OR – On Monday September 7, 2020, Labor Day, the Pike Fire (south Bay City area, near Idaville) started at approximately 10:50 PM and at this time has grown to 100…