In a major milestone, the nation’s earthquake early warning system now covers the entire West Coast of the continental US Author: Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Updated: 3 hours ago Published 3 hours ago
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Print article In a major achievement years in the making, the U.S. earthquake early warning system will now be able to issue alerts to cellphone users anywhere on the West Coast of the continental U.S. beginning this morning. On Tuesday at 8 a.m., mobile users in Washington state finally gained access to the earthquake early warning system’s mobile alerts. The alert system for mobile users was launched in Los Angeles in late 2018, and was expanded across the rest of California in late 2019. In March, Oregon mobile phone users began getting access to earthquake early warning system alerts.
Public invited to webinar on wildfire preparation, prevention
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management is scheduled to host a wildfire preparedness and prevention panel webinar event on Thursday in partnership with Keep Oregon Green, the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, Oregon Department of Forestry, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State University Forestry & Natural Resources Extension Fire Program.
WHEN
12 p.m. Thursday, May 6. The webinar is scheduled for 40-minutes, with time allowed for Q&A.
WHERE
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the event. Pre-registration is required to attend.
A small 2.0 magnitude earthquake 15 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean west of Bandon occurred at 10:13 p.m. Monday night, April 26, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The large orange dot pinpoints the quake west of Coos Bay. The smaller orange dot is the location of the quake near Bandon. Map / Courtesy of the USGS
The USGS reports a larger 4.1 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Oregon near Coos Bay shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday. No tsunami danger alerts were issued following the two Oregon Coast quakes.
Oregon Emergency Management Geological Hazards Program Coordinator Althea Rizzo has said in earlier interviews that the area gets many earthquakes annually.
CENTRAL POINT, Ore An event that took weeks of preparation from numerous organizations, is now in full swing. It’s a joint effort between FEMA, the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Jackson County Emergency Management, and others.
“I know when we did our drive-thru back in January and February, we knew our community could put on such an event and make sure that the vaccine was available, so getting the support to do that again is really exciting,” said Tanya Phillips with Jackson County Public Health.
The walk-up site has been here for the past month but the drive-thru aspect just kicked off Wednesday. It’s open every day but Monday for the next 2 months. An army of staff and volunteers is putting it all together, greeting, screening, vaccinating, and observing, to get people vaccinated.
Latest: 500,000 people in Oregon forced to flee wildfires
September 10, 2020 GMT
5:25 p.m.
SALEM, Ore. Authorities in Oregon now say more than 500,000 people statewide have been forced to evacuate because of wildfires.
The latest figures from Thursday evening come from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. That’s over 10% of the state’s 4.2 million population.
More than 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) have burned this week in the state. Authorities say the wildfire activity was particularly acute Thursday afternoon in northwestern Oregon as hot, windy conditions continued.
At a news conference Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown said there have been fatalities but the exact number is not yet known. There have been at least three reported fire deaths in the state.