EDITOR’S NOTE: We are weather-watchers around here. We were raised that way because coastal weather can change in an instant and it impacts most everyone’s livelihoods – from the farmers to the…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Advisory: Special Weather Statement – Brief Period of Strong, Gusty Winds Expected Wednesday Morning
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Portland OR 548 PM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 …BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG, GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING… A strong front will cross over the area…
Ambulance Service in Crisis in Tillamook County says Tillamook Fire Defense Board
EDITOR’S NOTE: Several weeks ago, local fire departments reached out to the Pioneer with their concerns about ambulance services in Tillamook County — staffing shortages and call level increases that caused delayed…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Planning and Preparation
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 I often talk in these newsletters about the importance of being prepared. Perhaps it is the old Boy Scout in me. But our family experiences…
Emergency Food Class Offered On-Line Oct. 16th
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay will host an on-line “Emergency Food Planning for Disasters” class Saturday, Oct. 16 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Zoom event will cover what types…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 10/6/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Interim Emergency Manager Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 10:00am Weather The upper level trough of low pressure continues to give us some scattered showers that are moving into…
Go-Bags on Sale Online
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay is selling stocked disaster Go-Bags online, with pickup at the Manzanita Police Station, 165 S. 5th Street, Saturday, Oct. 9, between 1 and 2 p.m….
Adventist Health Recognizes Gordon McCraw’s Contributions to Community, Partnerships
Adventist Health relies on the strength of integrated community partners who recognize that we are one community that works stronger together than apart. Lt. Gordon McCraw is a vital part of this…
OHA recognizes Preparedness Month by focusing on emotional health needs from disasters
Oregonians invited to continue ‘Honor with Action’ in face of emergencies PORTLAND, Ore.–Oregon Health Authority joins the national observation of Preparedness Month during September, with special emphasis on emotional health resources for…
EMERGENCY VOLUNTEER CORPS OF NEHALEM BAY: Living with Wildfires Community Webinar – Perspectives from Oregon Leaders – Sept. 30th
With the record-breaking 2020 wildfire season still fresh in our minds, an early start for this year’s season, a longer than normal drought period, including a 99°F June day in the Nehalem…