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the state are told to have two
to three days of provisions
on hand, coastal residents
may need two to four weeks
of food, water and other sup-
plies, CERT Leader Sylvia Ste-
phens said.
“When the Navy recently
brought its hovercraft to the
coast for an emergency simu-
lation, they proved they could
land equipment on our shores
to help those of us trying to
survive after a disaster,” Ste-
phens said.
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But residents must do their
part, she said.
There will be information
booths, a free lunch, free raffle
prizes from local businesses,
free programming for some
common ham radios, and
speakers from agencies and
businesses that specialize in
emergency preparedness.
For more information, con-
tact the city at 503-861-2233
or check out the city’s website,
ci.warrenton.or.us.
The event schedule:
9 a.m.: Mayor Henry Bal-
ensifer will give an overview of
the community’s resources.
9:30 a.m.: Police Chief
Matt Workman will speak
about emergency services.
10 a.m.: Suzie Beaupre of
the American Red Cross.
10:30 a.m.: Vincent Aarts,
Clatsop County Office of
Emergency Management.
11 a.m.: D.B. Lewis of
CERT, who will talk about
what to put in a “panic bag.”
11:30: Lunch and conversa-
tion.
Noon: Tom Horning, a geol-
ogist and Seaside councilman.
12:30: Veterinarian Bob
Kroll will speak about caring
for pets during emergencies.
1 p.m.: Bob Johnston, War-
renton’s building inspector,
who will talk about ways to
make your home safer.
1:30 p.m.: Lt. Holden
Shepard of the U.S. Coast
Guard will provide a region-
al perspective on emergency
services.
2 p.m.: Mike Gore, Sunset
Empire Amateur Radio Club
(SEARC), will share knowl-
edge about emergency com-
munications planning.
Woman set on
fire after making
threats with gun
The Columbia Press
A woman accused of threat-
ening a man with a gun was
in intensive care in a burn
unit Wednesday after the
residence they were in erupt-
ed in flames, according to a
press release from Clatsop
County.
Kelley Brownlie, 45, was in
critical condition at Emanuel
Burn Center.
A man who was caring for
a neighbor’s property in the
38400 block of Labiske Lane
in the Olney area called 911
about 5 p.m. Tuesday to re-
port a woman was in the
residence without the prop-
erty owner’s permission and
she’d pointed a gun at him
and threatened to shoot, ac-
cording to a report.
Deputies with the Clatsop
County Sheriff’s Office along
with troopers from Oregon
State Police responded.
They spotted Brownlie
through a window, con-
firmed she was armed and
told her to come out. She did
not respond to any attempts
to communicate with her, ac-
cording to the report.
“Responding deputies were
able to see her through the
window again, this time she
was observed to be on fire,”
according to the report. “At
this time the responding of-
ficers and deputies forced
their way into the home and
removed Brownlie from the
now burning residence.”
Brownlie sustained major
injuries and was taken by
Life Flight to the Portland
hospital. Medix and the Ol-
ney-Walluski Fire Depart-
ment arrived to assist with
medical issues and extin-
guish the structure fire.
Anyone with information is
asked to contact Detective Jus-
tin Dersham at 503-325-8635.