Orting News
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Stories
Public Safety
Strengthening Our Response Through Mass Casualty Incident Training
From July through October, Central Pierce Fire & Rescue crews are participating in Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) training designed to prepare our firefighters and…
Development
Request for Qualifications – Whitehawk & Gratzer Parks Master Plan
CITY OF ORTING REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Whitehawk & Gratzer Parks Master Plan Project No: PW2026-08-19 Budget Item: 105-594-76-63-016 The City of Orting is accepting…
Community
The City of Orting is now accepting grant applications for 2027 Grants!
To view the City of Orting grant policy, click: Grant Policy Updated 11.26.2024 To view the City of Orting grant application, click: Grant Application…
Council & City Hall
Council approves $826K police grant; moves domestic violence bill to August 26
Orting City Council approved a $826,894 state grant for two new police officers and equipment. AB 2673 on exposing minors to domestic violence will…
Public Safety
A Stage 2 Burn Ban Takes Effect on Monday, August 17, 2026
Press release issued by the Pierce County Fire Prevention Bureau. The Pierce County Fire Marshal, in coordination with local fire chiefs, will elevate the…
Weather & River
Looking back: December 2025, the Puyallup’s second-highest crest
On Dec. 10, 2025 the Puyallup at Orting crested at 12.35 ft, just shy of the 2006 record. GO NOW orders and RV-park rescues…
Weather & River
Looking back: The record flood of November 2006
A Pineapple Express storm sent the Puyallup at Orting to 12.40 ft on Nov. 6, 2006, a record that still stands. The Carbon set…