By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Emergency Management Thursday, May 26, 2022, 09:30am Weather Things are getting more complex in the Pacific this morning. There is a low pressure area well…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
Bay City Community Open House and BBQ at the Fire Department Saturday May 7th
Story & Photos by Don Backman “Run around the cones!” “Now pull the victim to safety!” Smiling kids ran through a junior firefighter training course — pulling out a fire hose, weaving…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 5/5/22 – Wildfire Awareness Month
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Emergency Management Thursday, May 5, 2022, 08:00am Weather The upper level low pressure area in the Gulf of Alaska continues to have disturbances riding in…
It’s a Food Can Tsunami! Join EVCNB to Inundate the North County Food Bank April 30th
MANZANITA, OR – The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay (EVCNB) and North County Food Bank have organized a unique exercise for Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 10:00 AM to Noon. The…
Coast Guard, partner agencies team up for mass casualty exercise today, April 27th in Warrenton
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, alongside state and local agencies, are scheduled to hold an active shooter drill Wednesday at Sector Columbia River in Warrenton from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Warrenton and Astoria residents should…
Volunteers from Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay Assist with Patients, COVID-19 Testing at Medical Plaza in Tillamook
High levels of demand for care at Adventist Health’s Medical Office – Plaza location in Tillamook have presented a need for additional support, and members of our emergency preparedness community have thankfully…
On this day in history … January 26, 1700 – Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake; History Lesson Leads to Emergency Preparedness – 2 Weeks Ready
Today, January 26, 2022, marks the 322nd anniversary of the 1700 AD Cascadia earthquake – the largest known earthquake to have occurred in the “lower 48” United States. This (estimated) magnitude 8-9…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 1/18/22 – Weather, COVID Cases, Weekend Tsunami Event Recap
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 9:15am Weather There is a ridge of high pressure to the west that weakened and flattened and as a result, a…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Stark Reminder to Be Prepared
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Just before six on Saturday morning, my phone lit up with texts and ringing voice messages. I was being called to a Lincoln…
Tsunami Advisory for 12 hours: Massive Underwater Volcano Eruption Triggers Tsunami Advisory Along Entire Pacific Coast
By Laura Swanson The first “Tsunami Advisory Alerts” started lighting up my phone and email about 5 am this morning. WHAT?!? The north Oregon Coast – in fact the entire Pacific coast…
