High bacteria levels prompt OHA recommendation to avoid water contact PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Tolovana State…
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Cannon Beach Reopens Monday Morning July 17th After Cougar Leaves Haystack Rock; Nehalem Bay State Park Loop Trail Remains Closed Due to Cougar Sightings
CANNON BEACH/NEHALEM BAY, Ore. – Cannon Beach reopened to the public around 10:00 a.m. Monday morning July 17th after wildlife and law enforcement officials confirmed a cougar sighted on Haystack Rock was…
Bay City Takes Delivery of 40-foot Container for Disaster Preparedness
By Don Backman June 6, 2023 Residents along Tillamook Avenue in Bay City may have been surprised to see a semi-truck hauling a forty-foot-long steel shipping container turn into Watt Park. Watt…
Tillamook County Emergency Medical Services Ordinance increasing from 15 to 20 minutes, against the request of Fire Department chiefs.
By Laura Swanson – Editor We dove into the Ordinance 41 – Tillamook County Emergency Medical Services Ordinance* – regarding RESPONSE TIMES. EMS requirements in the County’s Ordinance 41 were changed in…
Dr. Brian Atwater, tsunami expert and author, book-signing in Manzanita, presentation in Nehalem on July 8
Sponsored by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society, the event will benefit the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay. A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January, 1700. Samurai, merchants and villagers wrote…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALERT: Red Flag Warning until 06:00PM Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 6 PM PDT Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA… In Oregon, –…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT: REPORTS OF FIREWORKS DURING HIGH FIRE DANGER
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are sharing this news release from ODF Central Oregon District regarding the fire dange and differing restrictions in other areas of the state. Please be aware that some areas…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Heat Advisory from Tuesday 7/4/23 until 07:00PM Wednesday 7/5/23
(Sunday July 2nd, 2023 :: 03:33 a.m. PDT) * WHAT…Maximum temperatures in the upper 80s to mid 90s expected Tuesday. These temperatures are expected to occur again Wednesday afternoon east of the…
NEHALEM BAY FIRE & RESCUE COMES TO AID HIKER, ROPE & MEDICAL RESCUE FRIDAY JUNE 30th
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a medical call with pack out on Neahkahnie Mountain on Friday morning June 30th at 9:36 am. Crews responded and provided medical and technical…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPOND TO SANDLAKE INCIDENT, REMINDER ABOUT SAFETY OVER HOLIDAY WEEKEND
(June 29, 2023 9:15pm) Earlier today, TCSO Deputy Kris Wood responded to a single-vehicle ATV crash at Sandlake Recreation Area. Nestucca Fire-Rescue, Tillamook Ambulance and LifeFlight also responded – and all were…
