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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017
Tsunami warning sirens set
for Hug Point, Arcadia Beach
County will
provide sirens
to fire district
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
The Cannon Beach Rural
Fire District voted to invest
in a project to install sirens
at Hug Point and Arcadia
Beach — two of the most
used parks on the North
Coast without direct tsunami
warning coverage.
The fire district will
receive between two to
four tsunami sirens for free
from Clatsop County Emer-
gency Management’s sur-
plus, board member Garry
Smith said at the district’s
monthly meeting Monday.
The sirens are compatible
with the community warning
system, or COWS — a voice
warning messaging system
known for its distinctive,
cow-like siren.
While Smith said he
expected delivery from the
county to Cannon Beach
within the month, they
wouldn’t be installed for the
next two to four years, he
said.
“We need to save up more
money,” Smith said. “We
upgraded six sirens in Can-
non Beach, which cost about
$50,000, so we depleted our
savings.”
Waiting at least two years
will allow the fire district to
incorporate these projects
into future budgets, as well
as give them time to work
with any rules or regulations
set by Oregon State Parks.
While the sirens them-
selves will be from the
county, necessary improve-
ments such as buying new
batteries, a new voice board
and other materials could
total more than $35,000
each.
Installing just the pole
can cost up to $15,000,
Smith said.
Brenna Visser/The Daily Astorian
Firefighters put out a crawl space fire on Sunset Boulevard in Cannon Beach.
Cannon Beach homeowner
‘devastated’ by house fire
Investigators
look into cause
for the blaze
By BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
The Daily Astorian/File Photo
The siren tower near the intersection of Washington Street
and Ocean Avenue.
But with multiple years to
budget the funds, Smith said
he thinks these sirens could
make a significant impact.
“It would complete our
coverage of the area,” Smith
said. “It’s a mega-saver for
the people who use those
parks. It’s the only area in
the tsunami zone that attracts
a lot of people not covered
by tsunami sirens.”
Fellow board member
Bob Cerelli said the decision
is in line with the fire dis-
trict’s overall goal.
“We are continuing our
efforts to keep this commu-
nity safe,” he said.
CANNON BEACH —
Joanne Lewis said she
started to smell smoke
Thursday
afternoon
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