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Fire department turns lemon into lemonade
By R.J. MARX
Seaside Signal
The sale of a 2010 pumper
truck will enable the Seaside
Fire Department to upgrade
to a new truck designed for
extreme applications in both
urban, wildland and beach
settings.
Seaside Fire and Res-
cue received an off er to pur-
chase the department’s 2010
Pierce pumper for $200,000
from Brindlee Mountain Fire
Apparatus, LLC. Funding of
$470,000 for the Rosenbauer
Timberwolf and delivery to
Seaside would come from
the sale of the 2010 pumper,
the rest obtained through
department funds.
“This is a good off er for
the city of Seaside,” Fire
Chief Joey Daniels said at
last Monday’s City Council
meeting.
The deal comes after a
“constant history of issues”
with the 2010 truck, Daniels
said. “If it was a light that
didn’t work, sure, whatever,
we can fi x that. But when we
have pump failures and fi re-
fi ghters are concerned about
whether it’s going to work
when they’re using it, that
does bring things home.”
While maintenance issues
are always addressed right
away, he said, “after four of
them, we really start feeling
that the vehicle may not per-
form. We think at this point
$200,000 is a very good
investment toward the new
unit.”
The high trade-in value of
the Pierce pumper surprised
Daniels and City Manager
Mark Winstanley.
“I have never seen trading
value on a truck that we’re
getting on this,” Winstanley
said. “We literally have given
away fi re trucks, because we
couldn’t get anything for
them. That really cements
this deal for me.”
Councilor Tita Montero
asked if the purchasers were
aware that the pumper was
“kind of a lemon.”
All maintenance and
pumps are up-to-date, Dan-
iels said. “It’s being sold ‘as-
is’ to an apparatus company,”
he said. “They buy old fi re
trucks and resell them.”
Councilors and Mayor
Jay Barber unanimously
approved the sale of the old
truck and purchase of the
new truck.
The Rosenbauer Timberwolf is both a city and off -road response vehicle.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
SEASIDE POLICE DEPT.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Oct. 8
5:42 a.m., 400 block N. Prom:
Caller requests a welfare check
on her boyfriend who is not
responding to her calls. On
contact, the subject told police
he’d been sleeping and hadn’t
heard the phone.
1:02 p.m., Safeway parking lot:
A woman reported urinating is
warned of disorderly conduct.
6:44 p.m., Avenue A: Skate-
boarders reported using the
parking garage as a skatepark
are advised about the no
skateboarding rules and leave
without further incident.
1;10 p.m., 1000 block Avenue
E: A disturbance is reported.
3:10 p.m., S. Wahanna: Forg-
ery/fraud is reported.
4:34 p.m., Avenue A: A missing
person is reported.
4:15 p.m., 300 block S. Roos-
evelt: Caller reports a distur-
bance with a subject regarding
a shopping cart. The subject is
advised he is trespassed from
the location.
11:37 p.m., OceanWay: A
disturbance is reported.
Oct. 10
12:32 p.m., 400 block S. Roos-
evelt: A subject reported urinat-
ing on an abandoned building
denies they did it and agrees to
move along.
12:36 p.m.: Ten incidents of
property crimes were reported
in Seaside at this time.
12:54 p.m., Police headquar-
ters; A person came in to
register as a sex off ender.
1:46 p.m., Twenty-one inci-
dents of property crimes were
reported in Seaside at this time.
11:24 p.m., Broadway by Pron-
to Pup: An intoxicated person
with a head injury is transport-
ed to the hospital by Medix.
Oct. 11
Oct. 9
11:20 a.m., Convention Center
restroom: Caller says a transient
has parked themselves in front
of the restroom and is being
loud.
3:05 a.m., Junction Road: Po-
lice assist Cannon Beach police
with a DUII arrest.
10:05 a.m., Columbia Street: A
caller reports unauthorized use
of their vehicle.
11:40 a.m., 2400 block S. Roos-
evelt: A disturbance is reported.
9:14 a.m., Holladay by Chev-
ron: A driver is cited for failure
to keep right.
1:21 p.m., 800 block Avenue N:
A subject refuses to leave the
premises.
Oct. 12
10:02 p.m., Holladay by Red
Lion: A driver is cited for failure
to stay in lane.
SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE
PUBLIC SAFETY
LOG
Oct. 8
8:41 a.m., Haystack Rock:
Water rescue.
6:37 p.m., End of Avenue D:
Brush fi re.
11:04 p.m., 900 block N. Cot-
tage, Gearhart: Structure fi re.
Oct. 13
3:01 p.m., Tillamook Head Trail:
EMS call.
Oct. 10
10:58 p.m., 1800 block S. Roos-
evelt: EMS call.
10:46 p.m., 900 block Beach
Drive: A disturbance is reported.
8:36 a.m., 1100 block N. Roos-
evelt: EMS call
Oct. 14
2:54 p.m., Broadway Park: Fire
investigation.
11:55 a.m., 800 block S. Edge-
wood: Caller requests welfare
check on a neighbor who
hasn’t been seen in four years.
2:13 p.m., 900 block Beach Drive:
A case was taken for truancy.
1:12 p.m., 900 block 16th
Avenue: EMS call.
Missing wallet
2:18 p.m., 1100 block N. Roos-
evelt: EMS call.
Oct. 14
4:45 p.m., 11th and Prom: EMS call.
OREGON STATE
POLICE
Oct. 11
Oct. 12
11:47 p.m., 1000 block N.
Prom: EMS call.
Oct. 13
12:40 a.m., 200 block S.
Roosevelt: A person is report-
ed unresponsive in the grass.
Police make contact and cite
the person who is no longer
unresponsive for open contain-
A 36-year-old area resident
notifi ed state police Oct. 18 at
4:31 p.m. he’d lost his cell phone
case which he was using as a
wallet on U.S. Highway 26 near
milepost 25. He said was assisting
young children to urinate roadside.
When he realized it was. miss-
ing, he returned to the area, but
couldn’t fi nd it. A report was made
should someone turn it in.
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
Oct. 9
2;28 p.m., 3200 block U.S.
Highway 101: Police assist
Gearhart police on a distur-
bance call.
11:26 a.m., 400 block 12th
Avenue: Offi cers respond to a
reported woman screaming.
On arrival the woman said she
was just having a nightmare.
come and tow away her vehicle.
1:39 p.m., Avenue A: EMS call.
11:05 p.m., N. Roosevelt and
24th: A driver is cited for im-
proper lighting.
12:47 a.m., Turnaround: A per-
son is arrested on a warrant.
er. EMS responds.
Single-car crash
Troopers responded Oct. 13 at
10:23 a.m. for a reported single-car
crash at U.S. Highway 26 and
Sunset Highway after the driver
experienced a medical issue. A
27-year-old Corvallis woman was
transported to Providence Seaside
Hospital by Medix. Seaside police
and ODOT assisted at the scene.
Gary’s Tow in Cannon Beach recov-
ered the vehicle.
Three-vehicle collision
On Oct. 17 at 4;16 p.m., on U.S.
Highway 26 at Wunsch Road mile-
post 20, troopers responded to a
three- vehicle collision. No one was
injured.. One car was driven away.
One car was only slightly damaged.
The driver of the third vehicle
arranged for a family member to
Providence
caregivers care.
It’s that simple, even when it’s hard.
To every Providence caregiver, through every
demanding day of the COVID-19 crisis,
you make us proud.
You are heroes, and you’ve done heroic work.
We honor you as people of Providence.
People filled with kindness who dig deep in
difficult times and never, ever waver from
providing compassionate care. We thank you,
for all you do for the communities we serve.
Seaside woman killed in
U.S. Highway 26 crash
A two-car crash Oct. 17 at 3:03 p.m.
on U.S. Highway 26 near milepost
48 took the life of Lisa Lawson, 68
of Seaside. Preliminary investiga-
tion revealed an eastbound GMC
Sierra operated by a 39-year-old
Beaverton man crossed into the
westbound lane and collided
head-on with a Kia Soul operated
by Lawson. Lawson sustained
fatal injuries and was pronounced
deceased. A passenger in the Kia, a
73-year-old man, was transported
to an area hospital with injuries.
The Sierra driver and his passenger,
a 36-year-old Beaverton woman,
were also taken to the hospital.
The road was closed for approxi-
mately four hours. Oregon State
Police were assisted on scene by
the Washington County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce, Hillsboro police and the
Banks fi re department and ODOT.