North Lincoln County CERT

  Suppose a magnitude 8.1 earthquake hits the Oregon coast causing power to go out due to downed transmission lines, some bridges to be out of service, landslides that make roads impassible, and cell towers that only have short days on a generator. Most businesses can't operate due to the power outage and driving away from the area is impossible. This happens in March! Your job was to come up with answers to the following. That is: Table 1  - what food supplies did you store, includes food and water, to prepare for such an emergency? Please consider pets as well as humans! Table 2  - how did you prepare to stay warm, dry and cook food? Table 3  - after this disaster happens, how will you organize your day, roles and responsibilities of your extended community as you join up with neighbors to share supplies and solve problems? Table 4  - how will you explore the immediate neighborhood, what equipment, what goal, how do you help folks injured or in distress? Googl...

  Thank you so much to our panel members for taking time to attend the meeting and share their expertise. It was eye-opening and supported the importance of being better prepared by ensuring your financial and legal "house" is in order. If you want to get in touch with any of the presenters, best way is: Tristan Kelly, Zantello Law Group , 541-994-7350, info@zantellolawgroup.com Wendy Wilson, Edward Jones , 541-996-6197 Short Summary of Panel Discussion: Make sure you have a Durable Power of Attorney in place completed by a professional to avoid problems later Make sure you have a legally valid Will or Trust in place to avoid problems later Make sure you have an Advanced Directive in place to avoid problems later Make sure you work with a financial planning professional to ensure you have a funding strategy for retirement, emergencies, college savings and wealth protection. Going it alone risks missing critical planning strategies that a professional can guide you through bef...

  Splinting Sprains, Strains and Fractures: Massive thank you to Hunter (NLFR Paramedic) for his in-depth presentation focused on splinting sprains, strains, fractures, and more. Some of the key ideas he presented include: You can view the entire presentation by clicking  HERE  to download a PDF. Viewer discretion is advised as some of the slides show examples of injuries that may make some people queasy. By reading the Meeting Notes, you will get more depth on each of the slides. The October meeting notes are  HERE  and September are  HERE .

  A street in Roads End in 2019 It's that time of year when it starts raining, temperatures drop, winds pick up, and storms impact roads, mountain passes, and our electric power reliability. As Fall is just getting started, this is a good time to plan for the events most likely to affect us at the Oregon coast. Here is a quick reminder, from  THIS  NOAA Website (program recently defunded), regarding last year's billion dollar impact storm event: Winter Storm, 1/12/2024 - 1/14/2024  - A strong arctic front moved across Western Washington and Oregon on January 12 and 13 dropping temperatures below freezing. This allowed freezing rain to impact areas along the coast and the Willamette Valley northward into southwest Washington. Numerous locations including Springfield and the Portland metro area were affected by the icing and strong winds, which caused significant tree damage and power outages. Numerous homes, businesses, vehicles and other infrastructure were damaged. ...

  By Laura Joki Let’s pretend, for training, that CERT responds to whale strandings. We don’t. But this incident gave us a clean, textbook version of human behavior to study. It showed exactly how emergencies unfold when people arrive before professionals. Saturday evening (11/15/25), a whale washed up tangled in gear, exhausted, rolling in the surf, and visibly distressed. People reached the whale fast, and our instinct pushes us to help other living things. What happened next is the problem. An untrained bystander cut off the entangling gear and turned it in, and there was reportedly still debris in its mouth as well. People surged toward the whale with heavy surf behind it in wind and rain. They surrounded it, even though being near the whale at all is a violation of federal law. Some tried pushing it out during high tide, in the dark. Overnight during low tide, they poured water on it. By morning, untrained citizens tried again to push the whale during high tide, some knee-deep...

  Mack Bryson stealing a white elephant from Gerry: It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our CERT Team member and good friend, Mack Bryson, passed away on December 3rd. Mack was one of the founding members of North Lincoln County CERT. His commitment to CERT, our community, his family, and his friends was evident in everything he did. His cheerful attitude and wonderful sense of humor endeared him to all who knew him. His wife, Nancy, shared these comforting words with us: "He went quietly and peacefully. He caused no more upset in dying than he ever did in his whole life. He told everyone who came to visit how CERT brought good meals and visited with him. That all mattered to him more than I realized! I bless everyone, including you, for bringing such happiness to him in his last few months." Mack was truly an ambassador for CERT to the community. We could always count on him to secure gift baskets from local businesses for our fundraisers. His "can do...

  The Board is steering the CERT ship toward "everyday" disasters and preparedness. Teaching major disaster skills is also highly relevant for everyday disasters but focusing exclusively on major disasters is a missed opportunity since all of us experience "minor" disasters in life. Broken limbs, cuts, vehicle problems, deferred home maintenance, etc, all lead to minor disasters. As a readiness and preparedness organization, our goal is to educate ourselves and the community to help mitigate and avoid these problems in the future. To that end, the training program (monthly meetings) focus will shift a bit and follow the schedule below: The Board believes these changes will encourage more community participation by focusing on "everyday" preparedness while retaining the key elements of major disaster readiness.