December 30, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A
Fire district plans for the future
New officer, trainings
and strategic plan
By Lyra Fontaine
Cannon Beach Gazette
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Frank Swedenborg at a November drill.
Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue will start the
new year with a new training officer, “burn to
learn” drills and a strategic plan in the works.
New part-time training officer Marc Reck-
mann, from the Cornelius Fire Department
near Forest Grove, has an “extensive training
background” and a track record of obtaining
grants, Fire Chief Matt Benedict said at the
Dec. 12 board meeting.
Benedict hired Reckmann on a six-month
contract. Former Fire Capt. Matt Gardner re-
signed in March to take a job at the Arch Cape
Water and Sanitary District.
Regular drills on a donated house will begin
after the holiday season in January.
“We’re going to train a lot on the house that
we’re going to burn,” Benedict said.
Benedict is also developing a strategic plan
Heightened
holiday
enforcement
for the fire district “to see where we’re at and
where to go in the future.”
He hopes to advance Ham radio operations
and bring together groups like Cannon Beach
Community Emergency Response Team, Med-
ical Reserve Corps and the Fire Corps into one
unified group.
“We’re going to be cut off from the tunnel if
something happens,” he said.
Benedict said he is inspired by what the
emergency volunteer corps of Nehalem Bay
are doing.
“I have to give them credit; they have it fig-
ured out,” he said. “I’m talking with their chief
about what they’re doing so we can all mirror
it up here.”
Benedict was hired in June after an in-depth
selection process to replace former fire chief
Mike Balzer was dismissed in October 2015.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit pitting Balzer against
the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection Dis-
trict will be heard next year before the U.S.
District Court in Portland. The lawsuit moved
to federal court in August after Balzer raised
civil rights claims.
During the holiday season, the
Cannon Beach Police Department
and Clatsop County law enforcement
agencies will be participating in the
Driving While Under the Influence of
Intoxicants and High Visibility En-
forcement grant from Oregon Impact.
The enforcement will see extra
patrol officers, specifically looking
for impaired drivers. Impairment can
come from marijuana, illegal drugs
or certain prescription medications.
Call 503-738-6311 to report an
impaired driver or call 911 in an
emergency.
CANNON BEACH POLICE LOG
There were multiple warnings for camping
within city limits.
and drove them to safety. Officers cleared.
Dec. 15
Dec. 11
4:22 a.m., Hemlock Street/Tolovana:
Code violation. Sandwich board sign left
on shoulder of road at crosswalk. Sign
removed and held for safekeeping until
owner can retrieve it.
12:33 p.m., Second Street/Beach: Parking
complaint. Officer made contact with male
and warned for parking.
11:42 p.m., 2100 Block South Columbia:
Assisted Seaside Police Department with
searching residence for unwanted sub-
ject(s).
Dec. 12
12:34 p.m., 82600 Block Elkwood Moun-
tain Road: Assist Cannon Beach Fire and
Rescue with fall patient.
Dec. 14
1:04 p.m., Ecola State Park: Assist ren-
dered: Officers responded to assist two
subjects who were being harassed by
a cougar on Ecola Creek Road towards
Indian Beach while hiking back to view
point
from Indian Beach . Officers
hiked in on foot and secured the subjects.
Additional officers picked up the subjects
6:19 a.m., 2400 Block South Roosevelt
Drive: Assisted Seaside Police Department
with attempting to locate suspect. Police
located, detained and waited for Seaside
officers. Suspect arrested on a warrant and
false information to police department.
11:21 a.m., Highway 101/Milepost 27.5:
Traffic stop.
11:40 a.m., Highway 101/Milepost 27.5:
Possession of methamphetamine.
Drive: Officers assisted Seaside Police De-
partment in search for a subject. Subject
was identified by Seaside officers and one
vehicle was towed. Officers cleared.
Dec. 18
5:32 a.m., 100 Block West Second Street:
Received a report of an intoxicated female
missing for more than an hour. Searched
and found her, parties reunited.
10:58 p.m., 100 Block Gower Street:
Building checked and secured.
Dec. 22
11:32 a.m., Hallmark Resort: Officer re-
sponded to a stray dog and returned to
owner.
1:16 p.m., 200 Block North Hemlock
Street: Property crimes.
1:55 p.m., 300 Block Elk Creek Road:
Second-degree burglary.
9:15 p.m., East Jackson Street: Courtesy
ride given to intoxicated male.
Dec. 19
11:44 p.m., 800 Block Second Avenue:
Officer assisted with verbal disturbance.
11:49 a.m., 700 Block Oak Street: Offi-
cers responded to a burglary and medi-
cal alarm. Alarm was tripped by cleaning
personnel and was reset.
8:38 a.m., 200 Block Tanana Avenue: Dogs
reported as missing and later located at
the Tolovana Wayside parking lot and
returned to owner.
Dec. 23
4:10 p.m., 200 Block North Breakers Point
Drive: Third-degree criminal mischief. Of-
ficer took a report of a criminal mischief
that occurred near Breakers Point. Officer
cleared.
Dec. 21
Dec. 16
10:25 a.m., 100 Block Center Street: Offi-
cers assisted Cannon Beach Fire and Medix
with a medical call. Medix transported
one to Providence Seaside Hospital. Of-
ficers cleared.
1:13 p.m., 2400 Block South Roosevelt
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11:37 a.m., Arcadia/Highway 101: Offi-
cers responded to a report of a logging
truck that broke down in the middle of
the road. Officers located the truck and
provided traffic control. The truck was
fixed on scene and left the scene safely.
Officers cleared.
3:01 p.m., Highway 26 Milepost 0.5: Of-
ficers assisted Oregon State Police and
Seaside Fire Department with traffic
control for a vehicle that drove off the
road. Officers cleared.
2:27 p.m., Second Street and Spruce:
Overtime parking. Officer responded
to a parking complaint in front of the
Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce.
An RV was parked in the 10-minute max
parking space for more than 30 minutes.
Officer cited the RV for a parking violation.
Officer cleared.
Dec. 24
7:14 a.m., 4400 Block Logan Lane: Assisted
Fire Department with medical call. Female
fell and injured her eye.
11:38 p.m., Pacific/West Watts Way: Fire-
works offense.
CANNON BEACH FIRE & RESCUE
Scene of a one-car accident Sunday, Dec. 18.
Cannon Beach
police, fire respond
to car accident
Police, fire and the Oregon Department of
Transportation responded to a single-vehicle
accident on Highway 101 in Arch Cape on
Dec. 18.
The car lost control on the icy pavement
by the bridge, slid, hit a stop sign and power
pole, then slid to a stop next to the power pole,
according to Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue.
One person was transported by Medix and
two others were taken home by family.
Cannon Beach officer James Jordan, fire
Lt. Brian Smith and Oregon Department
of Transportation incident responder Craig
Lankford were first to respond. Also at the
scene were fire Lt. Mike Johnson, Lt. Steve
Moon and firefighters Silvia Avila, Shaunna
White and TJ White.
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