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Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District is dedicated to providing valuable information and tools for fire safety, prevention, and education. Explore our resources to enhance your knowledge and protect your community.
Recreational Fire Specifications
The Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue will allow recreational fires during a Burn Ban as long as the following conditions are met and the burn take place on private property.
NOTE: The district does not have authority over recreational fires in the state parks or on the ocean shoreline.
Prohibited Acts:
The burning of paper, garbage, plastic, brush or other debris is strictly prohibited in a recreational burn.
Definitions
Recreational Fire:
A recreational fire is a small fire no larger than three (3) foot in diameter and a flame height reaching no larger than three (3) foot in the air.
Fuel is to be clean cut firewood or manufactured fire logs.
Fire Pit:
A structure made of bricks, rocks, concrete, metal or some other noncombustible material with at least three sides being a minimum of eight (8) inches high.
If there is an open side to the pit it should be located on the windward side of the fire pit.
Requirements:
- Must have a valid burn permit (unless within a commercial park with multiple campsites)
- Fires must be in an approved fire pit.
- Fire pits must have at least 25 foot clearance around and 12 foot above burn pit.
- Ground surface shall be clear of fallen leaves and other surface fuels. Cut green grass is okay.
- Fire must be attended at all times and extinguish before leaving.
- A water source of adequate supply must be available to extinguish the fire and control fire spread if needed.
Disaster Preparedness
Do you and your family have a plan for when a disaster strikes?
Get educated, get prepared and have a plan. Below are links that can help you prepare.
Nehalem Bay Emergency Volunteer Corps
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay (EVCNB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building personal, community and regional resilience, developing programs to ensure readiness and promoting a culture of emergency preparedness.
Tillamook County Emergency Management
Maintaining an Emergency Services system as defined in ORS 401, by planning, preparing and providing for the prevention, mitigation and/or management of emergencies or disasters that present a threat to the lives and property of the citizens of Tillamook County.
Tsunami Map of the Nehalem Bay region
Download the Nehalem Bay Tsunami Evacuation Map.
Tips for Home Safety
At Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District, we offer a range of essential services to ensure the safety and well-being of our community. From fire suppression and medical services to fire prevention education, our dedicated team is here to serve you.
Address Signs
Remember, we can’t help you if we can’t find you. Please make sure your house numbers are visible from the road. The Fire Department will create a house number sign that can be posted near the road.
Smoke Alarms
Remember to replace your smoke alarm batteries; we recommend you change your batteries at least once per year. Install smoke alarms on every floor and in each bedroom.
Gas Appliances/Carbon Monoxide Detectors
If you have a gas appliance in your home you should have a Carbon Monoxide detector. Carbon Monoxide is tasteless and odorless but can be fatal over a period of time.
Escape Plans for the Family
Remember to have an escape plan that you have practiced with your kids. Have a meeting place outside.
Kitchen Fires
Did you know most fires start in the kitchen?
Chimneys
You should clean your flue/chimney once per year. It’s best to do it in the fall just before you start using your woodstove/fireplace just in case birds or rodents made a nest inside during the summer months.
Electric Appliances
Make sure you keep your furnace filters clean, your dryer vent clean of lint, and clean out your electric heaters per manufacturer’s specification (usually every six months). Make sure to disconnect the electricity prior to cleaning electric heaters. Do not place combustibles within three feet of electric heaters.
Fire Wise Home
If you are building a home or replacing a roof or siding, think about using fire resistant materials. Metal or composition roofing is much safer than a cedar shake roof. A cement fiber siding is much safer than shingles or other types of wood siding. If embers land on your home from a nearby house or wildland fire, these materials could save your home.
Residential Sprinklers
Residential sprinklers have become much more economical and discrete. If you are building a new home or doing a major remodel, you should consider installing a sprinkler system. Today, materials found in our homes are made of petroleum and synthetic based products, causing fire to spread more rapidly as compared to products made 20 years ago.
A room in your house can be fully engulfed with fire in under four minutes. It takes the fire department 8 – 10 minutes on average to reach your home and several more minutes to hook to a fire hydrant, deploy equipment, and begin fire suppression activities. The average room and contents fire can be extinguished with as little as 25 gallons of water per minute in the first couple minutes of ignition. The fire department uses about 125 gallons per minute from a single hose, which causes water damage in addition to the fire damage. Sprinklers can extinguish the fire quickly and minimize water damage.
Address Sign Program
In an emergency how easy or difficult will it be for emergency personnel to find you? If you do not have a new (or newer), properly placed emergency address sign, precious time can be lost as we search for your address.
Insurance Services Office
Insurance Service Office (ISO) collects and evaluates communities in the United States on their structure fire suppression capabilities.
ISO looks at many factors within three categories:
• Fire District: 50 points
• Receiving and Handling Fire Alarms (911 system): 10 points
• Water Supply (city hydrant system and flow rate): 40 points
If you live within five (5) miles of a station and 1,000’ of a hydrant, the rating is a Public Protection Class 3.
If you are within five (5) miles of a station but not within 1,000’ of a hydrant, your Public Protection Class rating is a 4.
Any address located further than five (5) miles from a fire station has a Protection Class of 10.
ISO Letters for Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District - ISO Classification Letter PPC 3
ISO Letter for Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District - ISO Letter PPC 4
