Upcoming Events

  • September 6 – Monthly Radio Poll, 9 AM on Channel 15
  • September 6 – Bi-monthly Safety Committee Meeting 9:30 AM, Zoom only
  • September 13 – Lincoln City, Prepare Fair
  • September 27 – Newport, 2025 Readiness Fair
  • October 4 – Monthly Radio Poll, 9 AM on Channel 15
  • November 1 – Monthly Radio Poll and bi-monthly meeting, Zoom only

  • Read Lincoln County’s Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP) and the Depoe Bay Addendum developed by the University of Oregon
  • Smoking in LWC is permitted only on a residential property with the consent of the owner. Smoking is not permitted on roads, paths, or in common areas.
  • Homeowners are responsible for the actions of their guests and will be fined for violations they commit.

Situational Awareness Regarding Residential and Wildland Fires

Drought conditions in Lincoln County (7/27/25)

Safety Committee’s Annual Report to the BoD (7/23/25)

July 23rd – Table Top Exercise (TTX Report)

Residential & Wildland Fire Danger Scenario

The Safety Committee held its 4th Table Top Exercise (TTX) with a local wildfire awareness scenario. Facilitated by Dave Dumas, resident and career fire captain, the LWC Incident Command System (ICS) team discussed strategies for helping residents become more aware of and better prepared for the reality of a house fire and local wildfire, as well as fire prevention techniques.

To provide context for the need to be aware of the threat of fire within our community, Oregon has declared a state of emergency due to “the imminent and ongoing threat of wildfires” which have burned 100,000 acres already this season.

The following are links to information about the 2020 Oregon wildfire season and the Echo Mountain Complex Fire northeast of Lincoln City, Labor Day weekend of 2020.

Reflecting on the Echo Mountain Complex Fire

Oregon Wildfire Spotlight 2020

After Action Report (AAR) Echo Mountain Complex Fire

LWC Safety Committee Debriefing of Labor Day 2020 Storm and Wildfire

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Please see the final report from the NCH2 (Navigating Coastal Hazards 2) Workshop held in Astoria in February, 2025 sponsored by the Cascadia CoPes Hub (Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub).

LWC Safety Captain and member of our Community Radio Service (CRS) Michael Tomlinson presented a roundtable discussion and poster, both titled “Getting “Beyond Ham Radio – Getting the Information to Residents” based on (CRS).