On September 12th, OHA reported six COVID-19 deaths, bringing the statewide total to 505. “Today’s 500th death marks another sad milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon,” said Oregon Health Authority Director…
Category: Emergency Preparedness
STATE OF OREGON BATTLES RECORD 900,000 ACRES OF WILDFIRES, URGES PUBLIC TO STAY AWAY FROM FIRES, HEED EVACUATION WARNINGS
Firefighters re-prioritizing life safety as they battle a record 900,000 acres of wildfires across Oregon. (Now estimated at over 1,000,000 acres.) The public and the news media are urged to stay away…
Pike Road Fire, Firefighters Seize Opportunity with Weather Change
Today Eddy Wallmark, Tillamook District Protection Unit Forester, described the fire situation as “the weather is giving us a chance to make some really good progress.” Local resources have been positioned and…
Oregon Department of Forestry Tillamook District Update Tuesday Sept. 8
East Winds and smoke moved into the coast range early Monday afternoon causing extreme fire conditions. Late Monday and into Tuesday morning, two fires started and grew quickly. The first fire was…
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…
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…
KN95 face masks available to Tillamook County Small Businesses, Place Online Order by Mon. July 20th, Pickup Masks at Local Libraries Wed. July 22nd
Lieutenant Gordon McCraw, the Tillamook County Emergency Manager and the County’s COVID-19 response Incident Commander recently received 5,000 KN95 masks via Oregon Emergency Management, through an initiative with Business Oregon. These masks…
Emergency Volunteer Corps Updates Website
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay has updated its Internet website to make it easier to find important disaster preparedness information tailored to north Tillamook County. Other coastal communities can also…
In my opinion … Tough Questions for Local Healthcare about Supplies, Readiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: It would be irresponsible to just publish this op/ed without seeking out answers to the questions that Kalie King Savage raises below, which is what we did. And you’ll see…
Nehalem Bay Health District Calls for Immediate, Aggressive Action to Prevent Virus Spread
(Wheeler) – Governor Kate Brown and the state of Oregon must take additional immediate steps to institute a strict “stay at home” order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus to…
