THE OCEANSIDER: State Surprises Oceanside Emergency Volunteers, Oceanside Protection Society with $60,000 in Emergency “Resilience” Equipment and Supplies

THE OCEANSIDER: State Surprises Oceanside Emergency Volunteers, Oceanside Protection Society with $60,000 in Emergency “Resilience” Equipment and Supplies

By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The volunteers who coordinate Oceanside’s emergency readiness efforts received a surprise phone call from county and state emergency management officials this week. Despite having initially denied Oceanside’s Emergency Resilience Hub Grant application for emergency supplies last year, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) called to say that an award was now available – but with a deadline. If Ocean…