2A • May 25, 2018 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com
State homeland security grants
fund local preparedness projects
Money for
tsunami sirens,
updated plans
By Brenna Visser
The Daily Astorian
Clatsop County has se-
cured almost $69,000 in state
homeland security grants to
fund emergency preparedness
projects.
Three grants will fund
$30,000 in updates to Gearhart
and Warrenton’s emergency
operations plans, support a
$8,860 credentialing system
for county emergency volun-
teers and provide $30,000 to
install two tsunami sirens in
Warrenton.
In March, the Warrenton
City Commission approved an
agreement with the county for
the sirens, pending funding.
Some communities on the
coast, like in Tillamook Coun-
ty, have questioned the utility
of sirens. In 2012, officials
chose to dismantle around
30 pole-mounted, 1960s-era
tsunami sirens, arguing other
AP PHOTO/CALEB JONES
Some emergency planners have questioned the utility of
tsunami sirens.
communication methods like
mass texts or automated re-
verse 911 calls are more effec-
tive warning systems.
“One of the arguments
against sirens is that ground
shaking should be the warn-
ing,” Tiffany Brown, director
of Clatsop County Emergen-
cy Management, said. “But I
think in Clatsop County that
having a redundant method in
place isn’t a bad thing — es-
pecially with so many people
from out of town.”
Another $30,000 will go to
revamping emergency opera-
tions plans in Warrenton and
Gearhart. Warrenton’s last full
update occurred in 2010, and
Gearhart’s back in 2009.
The cities have provided
reviews of the plans, which
outline the roles and respon-
sibilities of a city during an
emergency, but the time has
come to conduct a full-scale
rewrite, Brown said. There
has been a large amount of
turnover in staff and elected
officials in both cities.
“The greatest conversa-
tions happen during these
updates,” Brown said. “When
(the cities) drafted these, they
were consultant driven. They
didn’t really have emergency
management programs. Now
we are looking at them with
our programs in mind.”
The third grant — $8,860
—will go toward building a
Citizen Corps system, a data-
base that will help track hours
and coordinate credentials
for volunteers through Com-
munity Emergency Response
Teams and other disaster re-
sponse teams throughout the
county.
The project is designed to
improve verification capabili-
ty by providing identification
badge printing and volunteer
management software.
“Let’s say a disaster hap-
pens and you can’t physical-
ly get to your community,”
Brown said. “This would allow
a sponsoring agency to know if
you’re a county volunteer.”
Brown said grant dollars
will be available to use start-
ing this fall.
Gearhart
holds its
annual
Fire-
man’s
Ball on
May 26.
R.J. MARX
Gearhart fire department
fundraiser set for May 26
Gearhart’s 57th annual
volunteer fire department
fundraiser takes place Satur-
day, May 26, from 8 p.m. to
midnight. This year’s fund-
raiser is in conjunction with
the 100th year birthday cel-
ebration of the city of Gear-
hart. Along with games, en-
tertainment and refreshments,
the event will offer a silent
auction, signature cham-
pagne beverage and clothing
celebrating the event.
All funds go to fire de-
partment programs and
benefit the service provided
to the community. These
include the smoke detector
program, safety and tsunami
brochures, fire prevention
and public education pro-
grams and firefighter safety
and education programs.
The department is at-
tempting to complete re-
placement of aging self-con-
tained breathing apparatus,
with funding a priority for
the department and safety of
firefighters.
Visit
gearhartfire.com
for prevent, home fire safety
and other links.
Two new dispatchers take oath
“Congratulations
and
welcome,” Seaside Police
Chief Dave Ham said as he
swore in the city’s new com-
munications clerks, Judy
Chen and Brittany Nelson,
at the Monday, May 14,
City Council meeting. The
dispatchers filled vacancies
in the department, he said,
with one more vacancy to
fill.
POLICE LOG
May 5
10:46 a.m., Police headquar-
ters: A person came in to
register as a sex offender.
May 6
10:18 a.m., 3400 block S.
Hemlock, Cannon Beach:
Seaside police assist Cannon
Beach police on a domestic
disturbance call.
10:27 a.m., 800 block S.
Roosevelt: Police respond to
a report about possible abuse
of a dog. The dog was fine.
Owner denied any abuse.
3:47 p.m., 400 block The Prom:
Caller requests assistance
locating his intoxicated wife.
Officers respond; the woman
was located; the couple set off
to return to Lake Oswego with
no issues.
May 9
5:43 p.m., 1200 block S. Holla-
day: A dog bite is reported.
1:54 a.m., S. Roosevelt: A per-
son is pulled over and charged
with failure to present their
driver’s license.
5:49 p.m., Highway 101: A
person is arrested and charged
with DUII.
May 7
2:06 a.m., Avenue G and S.
Holladay: A person is arrested
and charged with kidnapping
in the second degree; assault
in the fourth degree, and
menacing.
12:10 p.m., Seaside police
station: A person came in to
register as a sex offender.
May 8
9:51 p.m., 200 block S. Roos-
evelt: A person is trespassed
from a business for one week.
12:12 p.m., N. Wahanna: A per-
son is charged with harassment.
May 10
they will be moving on.
May 11
4:32 a.m., 300 block Avenue
A: A person is charged with
unlawful lodging and being in
possession of alcohol.
7:42 a.m., Avenue K and
Beach: An unoccupied tent is
removed by police.
7:08 a.m., 800 block S. Roos-
evelt: A man said to be trying
to trade a bicycle for cigarettes
abandoned the bike and left
the area before police arrived.
The bicycle was taken into
custody as found property.
7:51 p.m., 200 block N. Holla-
day: A minor in possession of
marijuana and another minor
in possession of tobacco are
charged.
7:14 p.m., 2500 block S. Roo-
sevelt: Police respond to a re-
port of feet sticking out from
under a blanket under bushes
on private property. Police
contact the sleeper who says
9:01 p.m., Lifeguard tower:
A person reported to be
“messing with” the lifeguard
stand tells police they are just
playing with their dog. No sus-
picious activity was observed.
May 12
8:41 a.m., Shore Terrace and
Wahanna: A nutria, also known
as a coypu, was assisted in
getting unstuck from a chain
link fence.
9:19 a.m., Lincoln and Avenue
S: A person or persons are
arrested and charged with dis-
orderly conduct in the second
degree; possession of burglar’s
tools; and unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle.
10:26 a.m., 300 block S. Roos-
evelt: A theft in the third degree
is reported.
4:02 p.m., 400 block Avenue A:
An anonymous caller reports
persons sleeping in front of a
business. The people are told to
move along.
7:01 p.m., 400 S. Roosevelt:
Caller reports “a man with two
children nodding off as if on
drugs.” Police responding say
the man is praying. No sign of
drug use is found.
May 13
10:21 a.m., 800 block Neca-
nicum: A person is arrested
and charged with being in
possession of heroin.
11:28 a.m., The Cove: Unlaw-
ful entry of a motor vehicle is
reported as well as theft in the
second degree and criminal
mischief.
4:19 p.m., The Prom and Shilo
Inn: A child reported missing is
united with their parent.
MAJOR SPONSOR
($1000 or more)
Dundee’s Bar & Grill
Kenny & Cathy Hyde
SPONSOR
($500 or more)
Pig ‘N Pancake
Seaside Carousel Mall
Seaside Aquarium
Ter Har Family
Downtown Flower Baskets
For 20 years, the flower baskets have beautified the
streets of Seaside and we owe it all to the support
of our generous sponsors, volunteers and the City
of Seaside. The Seaside Downtown Development
Association appreciates your contribution to the
purchase and maintenance of the flower basket
program.
Seaside Downtown Development Association
PO Box 133
Seaside, OR 97138
503.717.1914
seasidedowntown.com
Sponsorships still available!
PATRONS
($200 or more)
Beach Development, LLC
Caffe Latte
Dooger’s Seafood & Grill
Inn of the Four Winds
Jim & Penny Broyles
Mark & Valerie Winstanley
Pizza Harbor
Sam’s Seaside Café
Sou’Wester Garden Club
The Gilbert Block
White Property Investment
Your Store
Supporters
($10 - $199)
ASPIRE
Columbia Bank
Cotton Club
Joanne McIntyre
Judy Greendale
Julie Jesse
Melissa Dyer
Pat & Ken Lehman
Seaside Chamber of Commerce
Steve & Patty Wright
The Aspirin Shop
The Jewelry Box
The Man Store
Thomas & Gini Dideum
Tri-City Spay & Neuter Thrift Store