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What Are Your Holiday Plans?

First, the good news. We’ve had lots of people step up to the plate and our emergency warming centers have had plenty of volunteers to help staff them every night […]

For Emergencies Only

I just saw this KPTV story and was shocked that people (and so many of them!) would think it’s appropriate to call 911 for non-emergency traffic questions.  Because of this week’s […]

Tweeting Up At A Blood Drive

If you saw my last post, you know that we’re already planning for a future blood drive “tweet-up.” While I’m sad to say that we won’t be the first to […]

Why I Love Twitter: A Confession

From the start, I’ve been a Twitter naysayer. I just couldn’t understand how micro-blogging and sharing every little teeny detail of one’s life — right down to the type of […]

How Busy Are We?

If you’ve been wondering about the lack of new content on the blog, it’s because we’ve been busy. Really busy. Just how busy are we? Well, here’s a note from […]

Disaster Action Team Responses

On Dec. 16, there was a trailer fire in Tillamook. Thelocal Red Cross volunteers met with the single adult, and assisted the adult with–Lodging in a nearby motel.–A client assistance […]

Braving The Snow And Ice

Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean the number of housefires goes down. In fact, with wood-burning fireplaces, festive candles and flammable holiday decorations, winter is actually our busiest season. […]

Top Five Disasters Of 2008

‘Tis the season for Top Ten and Top Five lists.  Everywhere you look, you’ll see lists of 2008’s best books, worst outfits, weirdest science experiments… pretty much everything.  And you know […]

Blazing Trails – A Shout Out To Our Wendy

It’s funny how you don’t really realize you’re blazing trails until people start saying, “Wow, this is great. How did you do it?” Our Wendy is getting interviewed on all […]