People, pets and emergency kits turned out in unanticipated large numbers for Gleneden Beach’s first Tsunami Stroll during Thursday’s Great Oregon Shake-out. Ninety seven residents participated in the drill by walking from their homes to one of the two designated “Temporary Tsunami Assembly Areas.” Many turned out with their dogs, cats, and even a pet bird as well as their custom-made emergency ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gleneden Beach, October 2, 2013 – Depoe Bay Fire Chief Joshua Williams responded to a call from a concerned citizen walking on the beach who came across an unusual object labeled “Call police or Military.” The device turned out to be a marine location marker—a buoyant device designed to be released from helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to indicate position in the sea.

This was potentially ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gleneden Beach, July 30, 2012 –At 4:40PM, Sunday, July 29 a house fire was reported in the 6700 block of Glen Avenue in Gleneden Beach. Initial reports were that the home appeared to be vacant and might be a vacation home.

Depoe Bay Fire Chief Joshua Williams was on scene within nine minutes of dispatch and reported that there was a "working fire". After an initial assessment of the situation ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gleneden Beach, July 15, 2012 – Depoe Bay Fire District saved two swimmers being pulled out to sea by a rip current in the waters just south of the Devil's Punch Bowl earlier this evening. The firefighters were responding to a report of two children between 10 and 12 years old being caught in a rip current.

One child made it to shore as the fire fighters arrived on scene. The child's father ... (Full Story & Photos)

*** ARE YOU NOTIFIED PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE? ***

The Depoe Bay Volunteer Firefighters Association wants to make sure you are. We want to get working smoke alarms in every home in the fire district. Thanks to a generous grant from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the buying power of Ace Hardware, we have a limited number of smoke alarms we are giving away at no charge to any ... (Full Story & Photos)

NEWS RELEASE FROM DEPOE BAY FIRE DISTRICT CERT (This is not from the school district)

The Depoe Bay Fire District CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Received a $5000 grant from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and a sizeable donation from Bruce Polvi's Electronic Superstore in Lincoln City and will give away 109 FREE NOAA Weather Alert Radios! These radios will be given to ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 8:37 PM the Depoe Bay Fire District responded to a report of downed trees and power lines. The location of the incident was the fire station in Otter Rock. Upon arrival DBFD personnel noted there was no power in the Otter Rock area and that power lines were down and hanging low to the ground.

DBFD units will be returning to the station today to continue tree removal. Upon further inspection ... (Full Story & Photos)

The first few weeks following Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11th, 2011 the natural disaster S.E.T. "Severe Event Training" classes offered freely to the public surged in attendance. The first public class after the event had 56 individuals attend one Saturday morning; I expected no more than 20. Each class and public meeting presentation after that had a strong showing but, as the weeks ... (Full Story & Photos)