Clackamas Fire PIO

This fire had a big head start of firefighters today. It is challenging to get enough water and firefighters on scene fast enough to fight such a large fire. Crews worked diligently to get hose lines in place to bring this large house fire under control quickly.

Halloween Open House tonight at Eagle Creek Station 18! Dinner, candy, good company, and engine/station tours!

Shall Boring Fire annex into Clackamas Fire? It's not too late vote! More info: clackamasfire.com/BFDCFDAnnexati….

New Portland Police car design features a rose and Twitter address http://bit.ly/kwZUpa

Attending the #140confnw in Vancouver. Great Social Media learning experience. http://bit.ly/j2mMpY Getting smarter by the minute.-SM

Thanks for the warm welcome, good to see your faces @KATUNick, @anitakissee,@AnnaCanzanoKATU, @katusteve, @KATUNews, @KATUMeghan and all.

Good to see @pdxfire here at the #pdxcommconf. I think they are trying to bring themselves up to our level.-SM

Attending the #pdxcommconf today. Lots of professional friends here-Yea! Should be a blast and I might learn something!-SM

Listening to ANOTHER heroin od happening right now in Canby. We've certainly seen an increase in these calls lately. Sad.-SM

This morning we will be promoting and swearing in FF Andrew Brian as an Engineer (driver). Pictures and more info to follow.-SM

@larillos Great job on dog rescue story! Thanks for getting the safety message out there. We sincerly appreciate it!-SM

Just signed up to attend the Communicators Conference on May 11th. http://www.pdxcommconf.org/ -SM

Clackamas Fire board meeting tonite. DFM Kari Shanklin will present info re: smoke alarm grant. We installed over 720! Test your smoke alarm

Attending #CensusBureau training at #portlandfire. Very cool stuff! This will help us tremendously for community risk management, etc. -SM

Total number of calls for February-District wide-1,147. Oak Grove Station-248, Lake Road Station-123, Happy Valley Station-39. Be safe!-SM

Good info from the EPA. Japanese Nuclear Emergency: EPA's Radiation Air Monitoring | US EPA http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/

Clackamas Firefighters explain the new carbon monoxide law to shoppers at Lowes in Clackamas. katu.com/news/local/118…

Home fire sprinklers offer enviromental benefits and reduce H2O usage http://www.nfpa.org/newsReleaseDetails.asp?categoryid=488&itemld=50509

If you don't want a new skating rink in your yard or swimming pool in your basement. Get ready for arctic temps and take care of your pipes!

Vote Steve McAdoo as next voice of Sparky the Fire Dog. www.facebook.com/sparkythe firedog or www.nfpa.org/sparkysbirthday. Once a day for 7