Looking for something fun and free to do tomorrow night? Come visit us at Tam O'Shanter Park in Kelso for National Night Out from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be several National Night Out celebrations in Kalama, Castle Rock and Longview as well. This is the 29th Anniversary of the National Night Out program, read all about it here http://www.natw.org/nno/about.html.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Amber Alert Cancelled!
From Longview Police:
Longview Police & Fire: BABY LOCATED AND SAFE The Amber Alert for 8 month old, Jayce Hashem has been cancelled. Jayce was safely recovered in the Wilsonville, Oregon, area a little after 1:00 p.m.
According to Oregon State Police at approximately 12:59 p.m. an OSP sergeant spotted the black 2012 Nissan Altima southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 287. At 1:02 p.m. a tra...ffic stop was initiated in a gas station parking lot west of Interstate 5 in the north Wilsonville area. With the assistance of Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, two people including the suspect were detained without incident. The child was found safe in the vehicle.
Arrangements are being made to get Jayce back to Longview with his grandparents. Longview Police detectives are still working the investigation and are in the process of getting an arrest warrant for Ismail Hashem in order to bring him back to Washington for prosecution. UPDATE
Longview Police & Fire: BABY LOCATED AND SAFE The Amber Alert for 8 month old, Jayce Hashem has been cancelled. Jayce was safely recovered in the Wilsonville, Oregon, area a little after 1:00 p.m.
According to Oregon State Police at approximately 12:59 p.m. an OSP sergeant spotted the black 2012 Nissan Altima southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 287. At 1:02 p.m. a tra...ffic stop was initiated in a gas station parking lot west of Interstate 5 in the north Wilsonville area. With the assistance of Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, two people including the suspect were detained without incident. The child was found safe in the vehicle.
Arrangements are being made to get Jayce back to Longview with his grandparents. Longview Police detectives are still working the investigation and are in the process of getting an arrest warrant for Ismail Hashem in order to bring him back to Washington for prosecution. UPDATE
Amber Alert--Cowlitz County
Longview Police & Fire: On August 3rd, 2012 at approximately 9 a.m., Longview Police received a 9-1-1 call in the area of Park Hill Drive in Longview. The caller, a 14 year old babysitter, stated that a male named Ismail Hashem (also goes by Soma Hashem) entered the residence and abducted his 8-month old infant son - Jayce Hashem. Ismail Hashem is a non-custodial parent and a restraining order is in place barring him from contact with the child. Mr. Hashem fled on foot with the infant.
An amber alert has been issued for the missing child. The father is described as a 23 year old Egyptian male, 5'7" to 5'9", approximately 140 lbs with short black hair. The suspect is believed to be driving a rented 2012 black Nissan Altima Oregon license plate 434 FPV . Hashem has ties to Texas and Egypt.
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UPDATE
Amber Alert Cancelled at 1:20 p.m. suspect was located and arrested in Wilsonville, baby Jayce is safe.
An amber alert has been issued for the missing child. The father is described as a 23 year old Egyptian male, 5'7" to 5'9", approximately 140 lbs with short black hair. The suspect is believed to be driving a rented 2012 black Nissan Altima Oregon license plate 434 FPV . Hashem has ties to Texas and Egypt.
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UPDATE
Amber Alert Cancelled at 1:20 p.m. suspect was located and arrested in Wilsonville, baby Jayce is safe.
Going for the Gold...in Preparedness!
Take a minute to read this great blog post from our good friends at CRESA (Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency).
Like many of you, I have been tied to my TV watching the coverage from London for the Olympics. As I watch the events, it amazes me at the passion these athletes have in competing. I am also just as moved by and some of the stories of sacrifice families have made to help their loved ones reach for their opportunity to compete for the Gold. Here at CRESA we want to help you achieve the medal stand as you prepare for emergencies!
BRONZE: Its important to prepare and stay informed about emergencies. Do you know what the major hazards that could happen in your area? There are many things that should be considered before, during and after an event that are unique to each hazard, and its important to plan for each. Share the hazard-specific information with family members and include pertinent materials in your family disaster plan.
Find out how you will be notified for each kind of disasters, both natural and man-made. You should also inquire about alert and warning systems for workplace, schools and other locations. There are many available here in Clark County. Information about many are listed on the CRESA website Methods may vary from community to community, but there are some like the Emergency Alert System (EAS) are almost common nationwide today. This method broadcasts via emergency radio and TV. Special siren's are still used in some areas. It's important to understand what to do when you hear one of these. .
Consider...
As you prepare, tailor your plans and supplies to your specific daily living needs and responsibilities. Most or all individuals have both specific personal needs as well as resources to assist others. You and your household and others you help or rely on for assistance should work together.
As part of tailoring your plans, consider working with others to create networks of neighbors, relatives, friends and co-workers who will assist each other in an emergency. Help create your own personal network for specific areas where you need assistance.
Households/individuals should consider and customize their plans for individual needs and responsibilities based on the methods of communication, types of shelter and methods of transportation available to them. Other factors to keep in mind include:
different ages of members
responsibilities for assisting others
locations frequented
dietary needs
medical needs including prescriptions and equipment
disabilities or access and functional needs including devices and equipment
languages
cultural and religious considerations
pets or service animals
For more information on how to prepare yourself and your family for a disaster by making an emergency plan, click here and download the sample.
SILVER: Build a Kit!! A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Assembling your kit well in advance of an emergency allows you to be ready. You may not have much time to evacuate so being prepared ahead of time is essential. . You will probably not have time to search for the supplies you need or shop for them. You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other supplies in sufficient amount to last for at least 72 hours. Local assistance and relief workers will be on the scene soon after a disaster but they cannot reach everyone immediately. Depending on your location and proximity to the disaster, you may get help in hours or it might take days. Additionally, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days or even a week, or longer. Make sure your supply kit contains items to help you manage during these outages
GOLD: Get Involved!! In the face of disaster, Americans are great at coming together in unity and asking, “How can I help?” There are many ways to Get Involved especially before a disaster occurs. The whole community can participate in programs and activities to make their families, homes and communities safer from risks and threats. The formula for ensuring a safer homeland consists of volunteers, a trained and informed public and increased support of emergency response agencies during disasters. Major disasters can overwhelm first responder agencies, empowering individuals to lend support.
So Get Involved before disaster strikes! Here are a few ways you can help:
Volunteer to support disaster efforts in your community. Get trained and volunteer with a Community Emergency Response Team, Medical Reserve Corps unit and/or other Citizen Corps Partner Program or Affiliate organization. Many local faith-based and community organizations have programs active in supporting disasters too.
Be part of the community planning process . Connect and collaborate with your local emergency planning group, Citizen Corps Council or local emergency management agency.
Join or start a preparedness project. Find an event or identify local resources, build a team, choose a project, set goals and serve your community by improving the preparedness of your friends, colleagues and neighbors.
Support major disasters by donating cash or goods which may help meet the needs of your community in times of disaster.
With a little work just like those representing us in the Olympics you too can be on the path of being informed and in the game to achieve your own Gold Medal... in Preparedness!
Like many of you, I have been tied to my TV watching the coverage from London for the Olympics. As I watch the events, it amazes me at the passion these athletes have in competing. I am also just as moved by and some of the stories of sacrifice families have made to help their loved ones reach for their opportunity to compete for the Gold. Here at CRESA we want to help you achieve the medal stand as you prepare for emergencies!
BRONZE: Its important to prepare and stay informed about emergencies. Do you know what the major hazards that could happen in your area? There are many things that should be considered before, during and after an event that are unique to each hazard, and its important to plan for each. Share the hazard-specific information with family members and include pertinent materials in your family disaster plan.
Find out how you will be notified for each kind of disasters, both natural and man-made. You should also inquire about alert and warning systems for workplace, schools and other locations. There are many available here in Clark County. Information about many are listed on the CRESA website Methods may vary from community to community, but there are some like the Emergency Alert System (EAS) are almost common nationwide today. This method broadcasts via emergency radio and TV. Special siren's are still used in some areas. It's important to understand what to do when you hear one of these. .
Consider...
As you prepare, tailor your plans and supplies to your specific daily living needs and responsibilities. Most or all individuals have both specific personal needs as well as resources to assist others. You and your household and others you help or rely on for assistance should work together.
As part of tailoring your plans, consider working with others to create networks of neighbors, relatives, friends and co-workers who will assist each other in an emergency. Help create your own personal network for specific areas where you need assistance.
Households/individuals should consider and customize their plans for individual needs and responsibilities based on the methods of communication, types of shelter and methods of transportation available to them. Other factors to keep in mind include:
different ages of members
responsibilities for assisting others
locations frequented
dietary needs
medical needs including prescriptions and equipment
disabilities or access and functional needs including devices and equipment
languages
cultural and religious considerations
pets or service animals
For more information on how to prepare yourself and your family for a disaster by making an emergency plan, click here and download the sample.
SILVER: Build a Kit!! A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Assembling your kit well in advance of an emergency allows you to be ready. You may not have much time to evacuate so being prepared ahead of time is essential. . You will probably not have time to search for the supplies you need or shop for them. You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other supplies in sufficient amount to last for at least 72 hours. Local assistance and relief workers will be on the scene soon after a disaster but they cannot reach everyone immediately. Depending on your location and proximity to the disaster, you may get help in hours or it might take days. Additionally, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment and telephones may be cut off for days or even a week, or longer. Make sure your supply kit contains items to help you manage during these outages
GOLD: Get Involved!! In the face of disaster, Americans are great at coming together in unity and asking, “How can I help?” There are many ways to Get Involved especially before a disaster occurs. The whole community can participate in programs and activities to make their families, homes and communities safer from risks and threats. The formula for ensuring a safer homeland consists of volunteers, a trained and informed public and increased support of emergency response agencies during disasters. Major disasters can overwhelm first responder agencies, empowering individuals to lend support.
So Get Involved before disaster strikes! Here are a few ways you can help:
Volunteer to support disaster efforts in your community. Get trained and volunteer with a Community Emergency Response Team, Medical Reserve Corps unit and/or other Citizen Corps Partner Program or Affiliate organization. Many local faith-based and community organizations have programs active in supporting disasters too.
Be part of the community planning process . Connect and collaborate with your local emergency planning group, Citizen Corps Council or local emergency management agency.
Join or start a preparedness project. Find an event or identify local resources, build a team, choose a project, set goals and serve your community by improving the preparedness of your friends, colleagues and neighbors.
Support major disasters by donating cash or goods which may help meet the needs of your community in times of disaster.
With a little work just like those representing us in the Olympics you too can be on the path of being informed and in the game to achieve your own Gold Medal... in Preparedness!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Gonna Be a HOT One!
Just got an excessive heat warning from the National Weather Service for Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Temps will be in the mid 90's and could reach 100. Please remember to stay hydrated, try to stay out of the sun and NEVER leave kids or pets in the car, even for a few minutes.
When/Where Will the Next Big Earthquake Be?
Please take a minute to check out this article from KGW news about when and where scientists believe the next big earthquake will occur.
SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AT HIGH RISK FOR EQ IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS
Follow: @KeelyChalmers
by Keely Chalmers
kgw.com
The odds of a devastating earthquake hitting the Oregon Coast are looking more certain. Oregon State University scientists have even pinpointed the area that's most vulnerable - the southern coast near Coos Bay.
For more than a decade Oregon State University professor Chris Goldfinger and a team of researchers have studied core samples taken from the ocean floor. By analyzing the samples, the researchers were able to track the earthquake activity over the last 10,000 years. They soon discovered there have been a lot more quakes than originally thought. Most of them rumbled along the southern end of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a massive fault roughly 70 miles off the coast.
“The probabilities for the southern part of Cascadia are double over what we thought before,” said Chris Goldfinger, a professor in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.Goldfinger's research shows that from Florence south, there's about a 40 percent chance a magnitude 8 or stronger quake will happen in the next 50 years.
Goldfinger says the last large quake to strike our coast was 300 years ago. We are now overdue.
“In the north the average repeat time is every 500 years but in the south the repeat time is half that, about 250 years,” explained Goldfinger.
Goldfinger’s research shows the probability for a quake decreases as you head north. The northern Oregon coast has about a 20 percent chance of an earthquake in the next 50 years.
And when the "big one" hits, Oregon State University engineering professor Scott Ashford says we should expect damage similar to what we saw in the Japan earthquake last year. Even Portland will see severe damage.“Some structures will collapse… some will be damaged… some will be repairable, and it’s something we are now just getting a handle on here in Oregon,” said Ashford.
He expects extensive bridge damage in the quake as well as the loss of electric, water, and sewage systems and says everyone should prepare to be on their own for at least a week.
Goldfinger agrees that when it comes to earthquakes, knowledge is our best defense. “With enough preparedness and retrofitting buildings, hopefully it will be just a really bad day instead of a disaster,” he said.
SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AT HIGH RISK FOR EQ IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS
Follow: @KeelyChalmers
by Keely Chalmers
kgw.com
The odds of a devastating earthquake hitting the Oregon Coast are looking more certain. Oregon State University scientists have even pinpointed the area that's most vulnerable - the southern coast near Coos Bay.
For more than a decade Oregon State University professor Chris Goldfinger and a team of researchers have studied core samples taken from the ocean floor. By analyzing the samples, the researchers were able to track the earthquake activity over the last 10,000 years. They soon discovered there have been a lot more quakes than originally thought. Most of them rumbled along the southern end of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a massive fault roughly 70 miles off the coast.
“The probabilities for the southern part of Cascadia are double over what we thought before,” said Chris Goldfinger, a professor in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.Goldfinger's research shows that from Florence south, there's about a 40 percent chance a magnitude 8 or stronger quake will happen in the next 50 years.
Goldfinger says the last large quake to strike our coast was 300 years ago. We are now overdue.
“In the north the average repeat time is every 500 years but in the south the repeat time is half that, about 250 years,” explained Goldfinger.
Goldfinger’s research shows the probability for a quake decreases as you head north. The northern Oregon coast has about a 20 percent chance of an earthquake in the next 50 years.
And when the "big one" hits, Oregon State University engineering professor Scott Ashford says we should expect damage similar to what we saw in the Japan earthquake last year. Even Portland will see severe damage.“Some structures will collapse… some will be damaged… some will be repairable, and it’s something we are now just getting a handle on here in Oregon,” said Ashford.
He expects extensive bridge damage in the quake as well as the loss of electric, water, and sewage systems and says everyone should prepare to be on their own for at least a week.
Goldfinger agrees that when it comes to earthquakes, knowledge is our best defense. “With enough preparedness and retrofitting buildings, hopefully it will be just a really bad day instead of a disaster,” he said.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Lewis River Dredging Project
PacifiCorp has advised that they will have crews dredging at the foot of the Lewis River Hatchery fish ladder on August 1st. This will reduce the river's flow to about 600 cubic feet per second (CFS) (normal flow during this time is 1200 cfs). The low stream flow is anticipated to only last one day. Please adjust your fish ladder and recreating needs accordingly.
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