From Board of Commissioners & Staff of Neahkahnie Water District Please be aware that our natural spring fed flows are in significant decline and summer usage is high. Conservation measures are encouraged…
Category: Public Safety
Port of Tillamook Bay: Tillamook County Hosts First Ever Evacuation Assembly Point Event, Able Readiness Four August 22-23
By Don Backman Representatives from emergency volunteer groups throughout Tillamook County, County agencies, fire and police departments, and state agencies, assembled at the Port of Tillamook Bay on July 27th to practice…
Attention Rockaway Beach Residents: Water Conservation Efforts Requested
8/16/23 Hello Rockaway Beach Community, We’re reaching out to you with a brief update regarding our water supply. The water levels in Jetty Creek have dipped slightly due to lack of rainfall….
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY Fresh Water Monitoring Alert- CLATSOP COUNTY: Recreational use advisory issued for Cullaby Lake Aug. 14
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cullaby Lake due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom. The reservoir is in Clatsop County. People should avoid swimming and…
Tillamook County Emergency Management- Weather Update; Red Flag Warning; Heat Advisory
National Weather Service, Portland, OR – Monday, Aug 14, 2023 August 14th to 19th 2023 Heat Update The forecast remains on track. Widespread Major and Extreme heat risk are expected to continue…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lost Creek Fire, Coal Creek Basin, Tillamook State Forest Update Monday, Aug. 14
Lost Creek Fire Update – 0800, August 14, 2023 Smoke was reported at approximately 5:45pm Sunday night. Nehalem Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry responded to the Lost Creek area in Cook…
Tillamook County Fire Defense Board Advises Extra Caution Regarding Beach, Backyard Fires
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board issued the following information August 12, 2023: With the current high fire danger in Tillamook County and expected higher than normal temperatures, low relative humidity and…
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 327 AM PDT Sat Aug 12 2023 North Oregon Coast-Central Oregon Coast-Willapa Hills- South Washington Coast- Including the cities of Astoria, Cannon Beach,…
FIRE RESTRICTIONS ANNOUNCED BY BUREAU OF LAND MANGEMENT (BLM) & OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was warm today and it’s going to get warmer, along with increased winds – the “perfect storm” for wildfires. Please use some common sense – don’t run power equipment…
Nehalem Bay Medical Reserve Corps and Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay Conduct Important Training Exercise in Nehalem
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman (Nehalem City Park, Nehalem, OR -July 22, 2023) “When all else fails, there is ham radio,” Bruce Maxwell, Communication Director of the Emergency Volunteer Corps…