News + Updates

Emergency Food Stocks
The Oregon Coast can be susceptible to a variety of natural disasters, which could cause us to be cut off from food, water and power for extended periods. Having enough food and water to last for at least 30 days is an important part of preparing for emergencies.

Second Annual Top Chef Emergency Food Cooking Contest!
A big thank you to all who attended our 2nd Annual Top Chef Emergency Food Cooking Contest! It was a fantastic evening of fun, food, and exuberance with a bit of emergency preparedness sprinkled in. The event’s success was way beyond our wildest dreams!

2024 Great Shakeout Exercise Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Great Oregon Shakeout. This year’s exercise was coordinated across Tillamook County. The results of the exercise are included in the article.

Volunteer Job Opening Prepare Your Neighborhood (PYN) Program Leader
The Prepare Your Neighborhood (PYN) Program organizes homes and neighborhoods to raise the level of readiness in the Nehalem Bay region.
PYN Leader leads the PYN Strategic Planning Team

Proposed Measure 29-180 Public Safety Emergency Communications System Bond
If Passed, the Measure Would Upgrade the Emergency Response System for Tillamook County

GoBag Donation
EVCNB donated 10 GoBags for the Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church Homeless Connect Event on Monday, September 23rd

Dr. Jonathan Allan Lecture on Tsunami Modeling Video Available
A standing-room-only crowd packed the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita on July 28, to attend a lecture on tsunami modeling hosted by the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay.
The lecture by Dr. Jonathan Allan from Oregon’s Department of Geology and Mineral Industries detailed how experts at the department use clues from past tsunamis to predict future outcomes.

Medical Reserve Transport Trailers For Medical Support Created Through Grant
Nehalem Bay Medical Reserve Corps has used our grant funds to purchase two Medical Reserve Corps Trailers to increase the readiness and response time by EVCNB volunteer teams.

Dr. Jonathan Allan Speaker
Join us to hear Dr. Jonathan Allan, a registered geologist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries speak. He currently leads the Tsunami modeling and mapping program for the State of Oregon.
Friday, June 28, 2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Pine Grove Community House
225 Laneda Avenue
Manzanita, OR, 97130


OPB Coverage of our “Top Chef” Cooking Contest
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) produced a couple of articles, a video and a radio broadcast of our "Top Chef" cooking contest.

PREPARE, PRACTICE, DO GOOD
Mark your calendar for the third annual EVCNB Food Can Tsunami for Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 10 am until 1 pm.

EVCNB in partnership with the Rockaway Beach Fire & Rescue Team Conducted CERT Training
As reported by Rockaway Beach Fire & Rescue:
Today (February 24, 2024) members of Rockaway Beach CERT participated in a mass casualty incident drill as part of their final task for becoming official CERT members.

Volunteer Spotlight: Lee Hiltenbrand
Lee Hiltenbrand has been a volunteer for EVCNB for many years, sharing his extensive technical and mechanical skills for the good of the organization and the community. He now serves as the lead for our Mass Care group and the Public Works Augmentation Team (PWAT).

Neighborhood News — Q1 2024
Winter is a quiet season for our Clusters but Cluster leaders are working hard behind the scenes, planning social & educational events for their neighborhoods and tending emergency supplies — but some social events happened too…

HAM RADIO TRAINING LEADS TO LICENSING OF 12 NEW TECHNICIANS
Tillamook County now boasts 12 new licensed Ham Radio Technician class radio operators thanks to EVCNB and a group of dedicated ham radio instructors.

“Top Chef” Cooking Contest was a HUGE Success
The “Top Chef” Cooking Contest was a HUGE success.

New Leadership on EVCNB Board of Directors
At its January meeting, the EVCNB Board of Directors announced the retirement of President Margaret Steele, M.D. and named Trish Johnson its new President. Brad Hart has been named Vice President.

EVCNB Donates GoBags to Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church
Pastor Celeste Deveney and longtime volunteer Bobbi Mosher of Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church were on hand to receive a donation of 10 Go-Bags from EVCNB.

EVCNB Donates GoBags to St. Catherine’s Church
EVCNB volunteers Kris Campbell, Karen Sarnaker, and Trish Johnson (l to r) presented five stocked Go-Bags with Spanish language instructions to Pastor George Lufkin at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church in Nehalem in December 2023.