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Fire safety at holiday time
By OREGON STATE FIRE
MARSHAL
For Seaside Signal
Day CPM
Aerial view of The Heights gym under construction and
play area.
Temporary gym at
Heights on its way
removed at the end of the
year.
Fencing at the high
school and middle school
is essentially complete,
Henry said.
“It’s busy everywhere,”
Henry said. “We’ve been
having building elevation
work, windows, curtain
walls going in, insulation
of the drain field system,
and planting and stormwa-
ter mitigation.”
The roof is complete
and the exterior “substan-
tially complete,” he added.
Hoffman Construction
had $300,000 allowance
for weather protection, but
because of good weather,
the allowance has not been
used.
“We’re 99.9% buttoned
up,” Seaside School Dis-
trict Superintendent Sheila
Roley said at the meeting.
An intergovernmental
agreement with the city for
the reservoir is expected
later this month, Henry
added. “It’s amazing how
much work has been done
at the site for the reser-
voir. It’s been completely
cleared off. Rock has been
brought in for the founda-
tion, stormwater systems
are going in.”
Facility will
serve during
construction
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
A trailer with three-
ton and five-ton counter-
weights deposited modu-
lar school buildings to The
Heights.
Paving will start this
week around the modulars,
which will hold students
during work inside the cur-
rent building during reno-
vation of the north section
of The Heights.
A temporary gym is
expected to be delivered
this week, and will be used
through the end of the
school year. The main gym
should be completed by the
end of March, and the tem-
porary gym will be used as
covered play.
Project Manager Jim
Henry shared an update
on the $123 million con-
struction project to bring a
new campus to the South-
east Hills, with an opening
date of September 2020.
The temporary gym will be
The arrival of colder
weather and holiday activ-
ities in December provides
opportunities to keep your
homes and family fire safe
so everyone can have mem-
orable times when decorat-
ing and entertaining.
From 2014 through
2018, Oregon fire agencies
reported there were 2,769
residential structure fires
during the holiday period
between November 22 and
January 15.
These fires were reported
to have resulted in 24 deaths,
127 injuries, and more than
$68 million in property and
content loss.
Tree care and
decorating tips
Choose a fresh, healthy
holiday tree with a deep-
green color and flexible
needles.
Water your tree daily —
a tree may consume between
a quart and a gallon of water
per day.
Make sure you have three
feet between your holiday
tree and any heating source.
Ensure the tree is not
blocking an exit, and that
the decorations you use are
flame resistant and flame
retardant.
Use only noncombustible
or flame-resistant materials
to trim a tree.
Electrical safety
Maintain your holiday
lights. Inspect holiday lights
each year for frayed wires,
bare spots, and broken or
cracked sockets.
Do not overload elec-
trical sockets. Do not link
more than three light strands,
unless the manufacturer’s
directions indicate it is safe.
Protect electrical cords
from damage. To avoid
shock or fire hazards, cords
should never be pinched by
furniture, placed under rugs,
located near heat sources, or
attached by nails or staples.
Make sure all extension
cords and electrical deco-
rations used outdoors are
marked for outdoor use.
Candle safety
These items can ignite or
even explode.
Always use a flashlight
for emergency lighting.
Consider using bat-
tery-operated flameless can-
dles, which can look and
smell like real candles.
Never leave a burning
candle unattended. Extin-
guish candles when you
go to bed, leave a room, or
before leaving the house.
Keep candles at least 12
inches away from anything
that can burn. Keep candles
at least one foot from com-
bustibles including cloth-
ing, curtains, upholstered
furniture, greenery, and
decorations.
Always use a sturdy
non-combustible
(metal,
glass, or ceramic) candle-
holder. If a sturdy noncom-
bustible candleholder is not
available, the candle can be
placed on a noncombustible
plate.
Place candles out of reach
of small children and pets.
Avoid candles with items
embedded in them such as
twigs, flowers, or leaves.
Have working smoke
alarms on every level of
your home (including the
basement), in each bedroom,
and in the hallway outside
each bedroom.
If using a woodstove or
fireplace, keep it screened
at all times. Keep ribbons,
boughs, and other decora-
tive materials at least three
feet away.
Never burn wrapping
paper in the fireplace or
wood stove. Wrapping paper
burns at higher temperatures
than wood and can cause a
chimney fire.
Keep combustibles at
least three feet from heat
sources.
Make a home fire escape
plan and practice it with
your family and any over-
night guests.
Keep escape routes clear
of clutter so you can escape
quickly in case of fire.
General fire safety
Youths charged after chase, crash
Four came to Seaside
after Clark County
home invasion
Seaside Signal
Police arrested four
youths after a short car chase
and crash in Seaside that
shut down the area east of
North Wahanna and Shore
Terrace Drive on Monday
night.
The youths, ages 14 to 17,
were in a stolen vehicle and
wanted in connection with
a robbery and home inva-
sion in Vancouver, Washing-
ton, according to Sgt. Brent
Waddell of the Clark County
Sheriff’s office, where they
stabbed a 66-year-old man
and stole his wallet, cell
phone and vehicle.
The man was hospital-
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ized with life-threatening
injuries.
An attempt to locate the
suspects was sent out.
The youths left Clark
County and drove to Sea-
side, where a Clatsop
County Sheriff’s deputy
located the vehicle driving
inbound towards Seaside
from the Highway 26 junc-
tion area.
The deputy and Seaside
Police officers coordinated
to initiate a stop on the vehi-
cle when it fled. A pursuit
occurred where the suspect
vehicle crashed into the for-
est/swamp area near the Lei-
sure Time/1000 Trails RV
resort on 12th Avenue.
A Nixle alert issued at
about 10:40 p.m. advised
residents to stay inside their
homes during the search.
At about 11:30 p.m., Sea-
side police notified the pub-
lic that suspects had been
apprehended and the area
cleared.
One of the youths sus-
tained minor injuries and
was treated and released
back to law enforcement.
Clark County Major
Crimes Unit is investigat-
ing and coordinating with
Oregon law enforcement
agencies.
Because of their ages,
the names of the youths are
being withheld.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Dec. 7
3:56 a.m., 800 block S. Roos-
evelt: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
11:05 a.m., Indian Beach: Water
rescue.
8:16 p.m., !2th and Holladay:
Emergency medical response,
MVA Hit & Run.
10:22 p.m., 500 block Avenue
G: Suspicious circumstances
are reported.
Dec. 8
2:29 a.m., 500 block Broadway:
An intoxicated male report-
ed lying in the road is given a
courtesy ride home to be re-
leased to a responsible adult.
10:11 p.m., 700 block 24th Av-
enue: Liquor violations are re-
ported.
7:22 a.m., 12th Avenue Bridge:
Motor vehicle accident. Police
assist another agency.
10:50 p.m., Avenue A and S.
Franklin: A person is arrested
and charged with driving while
intoxicated.
2:12 p.m., 300 block Fifth Av-
enue: A missing person is re-
ported.
Dec. 9
4:33 p.m., Broadway and Wa-
hanna: A small dog reported
missing is reunited with its
owner.
9:25 p.m., 12th: Caller reports
for the second time this eve-
ning a disturbance in her home.
She is advised of options.
Dec. 10
12:40 a.m., Outlet Mall: A sub-
ject is trespassed indefinitely
from the premises.
2:44 a.m., Beach and Avenue K:
Suspicious circumstances are
reported.
Dec. 11
4:48 a.m., 700 block Sixteenth
Avenue: A woman reported
banging on a neighbor’s door
tells police she is trying to re-
trieve property from a friend’s
home. She is advised to try at
a more reasonable hour and
warned of disorderly conduct.
9:12 p.m., 1000 block S. Holla-
day: Suspicious circumstances
are reported.
Dec. 12
12:24 a.m., Avenue U: Police
are advised of an intoxicated
person getting into a vehicle
and driving away. After can-
vassing the area, police say the
subject is unable to be located;
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Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office
is advised.
sevelt: Emergency medical re-
sponse.
2:31 p.m., 1100 block Sec-
ond Avenue: Neighbors are
trespassed from each other’s
property after one accused
the other of becoming aggres-
sive after being asked to quiet
down their dog.
Dec. 9
5:56 p.m., 1900 block S.
Franklin: Police respond to a
request for additional patrols
after a transient couple have
been repeatedly seen in the
area and personal items be-
longing to them have been
located. Officers have not
been able to make contact
with subjects.
12:02 a.m., 1100 block N. Roos-
evelt: Vehicle fire.
Dec. 11
8:17 a.m., Hillside Loop: Emer-
gency medical response.
Dec. 12
10:11 a.m., S. Holladay Drive:
Fire alarm.
OREGON STATE
POLICE
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
Camping trip leads to
trouble and towed car
Dec. 8
11:09 a.m., 2500 block S. Roo-
Happy
Holidays
On Dec. 13 at 8:11 a.m., on
Highway 101 and Avenue U,
Jose Luis Sanchez, 36 from San-
ta Cruz, California, was stopped
for expired California registra-
tion. Investigation showed his
license to be suspended and he
has no insurance. Both he and
his passenger, a 27-year-old
male from Klamath Falls, were
cited for illegal camping. San-
chez’s vehicle was impounded
and towed by Gary’s Towing.
Rollover crash on Highway
103 results in DUII charges
On Dec. 13 at 6:42 p.m., Mat-
thew Charles Johnson, 52, of
Portland, was charged and
arrested for DUII, DWS misde-
meanor and failure to install
IID. Police encountered John-
son while responding to a roll-
over crash occurring on High-
way 103 at MP 7. The driver was
injured and his vehicle totaled,
blocking a lane of traffic. His
vehicle is owned by a 44-year-
old male from Seaside who was
not on scene. Johnson submit-
ted to a breath test, registering
a 0.13% B.A.C. The Ford he was
driving was towed.