News & Announcements
Clatsop County Emergency Management Director Justin Gibbs has been appointed to the Oregon Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council.
The council is housed in Governor Tina Kotek’s office and facilitates policy recommendations for catastrophic disaster preparedness, mitigation and response, recovery planning, procedures, and protocols with special emphasis on outreach to representatives of designated state and federal emergency support functions.
Volunteers were honored Saturday, January 20 at AuxComm’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dessert, Clatsop County’s way of thanking its volunteer emergency service ham radio operators. This year’s event was held at Camp Rilea in Warrenton.
GOLDEN, Colo. – Nearly 75 percent of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey-led team of 50+ scientists and engineers.This was one of several key findings from the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM).
Mike Neelon (WA7MGN) joins Clatsop County as the new emergency coordinator. Originally from southern California, Neelon comes most recently from Latah County, Idaho, where he served as the County Emergency Manager for the past 9 years; prior to that time, he worked as a deputy sheriff for 13 years. He has worked extensively with amateur radio and CERT volunteers, and he looks forward to bringing that experience to his new role.
Announcing the passing of Robert Wayne, KI7JWZ. Many of you may have been fortunate enough to make a repeater site visit and enjoy Bob’s cheerful attitude and enthusiasm for ham radio and most any fun activity.
On September 30, 2023, Clatsop County Emergency Management hosted a county wide Readiness Fair at Warrior Hall, Camp Rilea in Warrenton to bring together groups that focus on emergency preparedness, including the Clatsop County AuxComm team.
Ham radio got positive press!
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The fires on Maui have shone a stark spotlight on the need not only for disaster preparedness, but also for a quick escape that includes much needed essentials.
Our Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team (ODART) asked for help with a 'Cascadia Disaster Response Exercise' on July 8/9, 2023. The plan was to do an airlift to the North coast assuming the loss of conventional mainstream communications infrastructure.
So, I have been asked to share a bit of what radio communications means to me.
My earliest introduction to radio would be due to my grandfather. He was a radioman in WWII. I remember being in grade school when he must have been in his late 60’s and he always had a radio in his living room on a shelf next to his recliner.
Clatsop County welcomes Justin Gibbs as its Emergency Management Director. Gibbs brings more than 14 years in emergency management and public administration to the position. A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Master’s Level Certificate in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management.