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Friday, September 13, 2019 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com • A3 Preparedness forum invites community involvement By CARA MICO For Seaside Signal The Seaside City Coun- cil is hosting an Emer- gency Planning Commu- nity Forum in conjunction with the National Prepared- ness Month on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Seaside Library, where local agencies representatives will explain current emer- gency preparedness pro- grams and answer commu- nity questions. One of the Seaside City Council’s goals is to increase community involvement. Council member Steve Wright had no political ambitions before he joined the council but once elected discovered a strong desire to support the emergency pre- paredness work taking place throughout the North Coast. Wright is spearheading com- munity involvement and is hoping that the upcoming forum will help address this goal. “I’ve chosen two areas, getting high school youth involved, beyond what they’re already doing them- selves, and the other is emer- gency preparedness. I don’t particularly want to be the leader on this, just the coor- dinator and City Council representative,” Wright said, adding that he would like to recruit a core group of Sea- side residents to take the project on. The nature of emergency preparedness on the coast ebbs and fl ows. By Wright’s approximation, Seaside had a lot of people who worked together in emergencies after the 2007 hurricane but some of the planning waned as the leaders of those groups grew older. “Ham radio operators are well organized and meet weekly, but as people get a little older, sometimes they can’t do it anymore. I’m happy to say that we have a pretty good spread amongst the people involved, from high school students to peo- ple older than me.” Wright attributes some of R.J. Marx City councilors Steve Wright and Tom Horning hope to increase citizen involvement in Seaside’s emergency preparedness. the most recent emergency preparedness actions to the Seaside High School stu- dent body and the impetus to move the high school out of the tsunami inundation zone. “The student body really got involved and brought it to state legislators atten- tion,” he said. “They brought a project to City Council to get roadway markers for evacuation routes, which are a lot less vulnerable to theft or vandalism.” Wright looked to the Nehalem Community Emer- gency Response Team and the Cannon Beach Medical Reserve Corps for inspira- tion to increase Seaside’s emergency preparedness and has also developed relationships with Clatsop County’s emergency ser- vices manager. He is also working with Seaside City Planning and Emergency HAPPENINGS IN BRIEF Tracking the spruce aphid On Monday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Bob Chisholm Center in Seaside, join Oregon State University Extension — Clatsop County for a free informational meet- ing on the spruce aphid, the tiny insect that is responsible for defoliating Sitka spruce along the Oregon Coast and northern California. Guest speaker Dr. Chris- tine Buhl, a forest entomolo- gist with the Oregon Depart- ment of Forestry, will share information on the spruce aphid and describe her cur- rent efforts to monitor for this pest, with a Q&A to follow. Immediately after the meeting, there will be an optional fi eld trip to a nearby location to view spruce aphid damage up close and to learn how to participate in efforts to monitor for this pest. The fi eld trip will immedi- ately follow the meeting and reconvene at a nearby loca- tion within easy walking dis- tance of the meeting venue. The Bob Chisholm Cen- ter is located at 1225 Avenue A, in Seaside. For more information or to RSVP, contact Dan Stark at dan.stark@oregonstate. edu, or call the OSU Exten- sion offi ce at 503-325-8573. County earns grant for evacuation plan Wildlife Center of the North Coast Volunteer to aid coastal wildlife Volunteers release a brown pelican after rehabilitation. The Wildlife Center of the North Coast is looking for volunteers to help reha- bilitate orphaned and injured wildlife. Wildlife Center of the North Coast’s mission is to promote compassion, empa- thy and respect for all life through wildlife rehabilita- tion, ecological teachings, and wildlife conservation. Volunteer orientation will be held Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Wildlife Center’s facility in Astoria. For more infor- mation about volunteering, visit www.CoastWildlife. org. For more information about volunteer orientation, questions, and to RSVP con- tact volunteer@coastwild- life.org or 503-338-0331. Clatsop County has been awarded a state grant to create a plan for emergency evacua- tion routes and facilities. The $132,000 grant was one of 12 recently awarded statewide through a joint initiative of the Oregon Department of Transpor- tation and the Department of Land Conservation and Development. The money will fund the development of an evacua- tion improvement plan. A key feature of the plan will be identifying the best locations for routes that can provide safe evacuation, as well as serve as year-round recreational facilities, such as off-road bicycle paths. Some routes will also be “lifeline” routes for deliver- ing goods in the aftermath of a disaster. Preparedness Coordinator Anne McBride. McBride wants Sea- side residents to have their go-bags ready and to know their neighbors. “Waiting for people to come may not the best option.” McBride invites area res- idents to attend the forum to share preparedness ideas, or to just come by to chat and learn. “A volunteer core group is a great way to gain edu- cation and educate oth- ers about disaster prepared- ness for the hazards that may impact our commu- nity,” she said. “The city and fi rst responders promote being prepared for emergen- cies every day. Even a small disaster can overwhelm our immediate response capabil- ity so to have a team of vol- unteers trained is basic skills can only aid in our recov- ery. Reorganizing teams of responders within neighbor- hoods is a great start.” Emergency preparedness takes many forms. The Fed- eral Emergency Manage- ment Agency, or FEMA, supplies municipalities with equipment. You may have seen the FEMA trail- ers at emergency cache sites throughout Clatsop County. FEMA also helps with train- ing and direct disaster relief. But FEMA takes a while to mobilize and can’t always reach areas affected by disasters in a timely man- ner. Disaster preparedness also includes personal pre- paredness and knowing your neighbor. Since the city of Sea- side can’t prepare for all possible emergencies, in addition to working with FEMA, the city is focus- ing on connecting neigh- bors. The forum one step in that direction. Wright is hoping that people who can take care of their neighbor- hood and their neighbor’s needs during an emergency will attend the forum. Infor- mation about what supplies are needed during an emer- gency, including what is needed in a go-bag, will also be provided. 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Sept. 2 6:14 p.m., The Cove: A distur- bance is reported. 7:14 p.m., 2400 block Highway 101: Caller reports subject they wish to be trespassed from the property; police are aware of this individual and will notify them on next contact. 10:14 p.m., Avenue A: Loud music reported coming from a parked vehicle. Occupants are advised to turn it down. 2:19 a.m., 300 block Broadway: Offi cers responding to a report of a fi ght in the roadway say parties separated prior to their 7:23 a.m., 33000 block Beer- man Creek Lane: A wedding ring is reported lost or miss- ing. 10:55 p.m., OceanWay: Sev- eral vans parked in the lot of Dundees are reported for unlawful lodging. Police at- tempted to make contact: one of the vans was unoccu- pied. Seaside Fire Sept. 1 12:28 a.m., 3100 block Sunset: Emergency medical response. 5:39 a.m., 800 block Necanicum: Emergency medical response. 3:22 p.m., Semaphore N: Emer- gency medical response. 8:30 p.m. Avenue U: Fire inves- tigation. 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