MFSA names Jim Merten as the new Training Coordinator for FPAAC, with his first assignment a comprehensive review of the program’s preparedness training.
MFSA Article: MFSA Secures the Services of Jim Merten as New FPAAC Training Coordinator


MFSA names Jim Merten as the new Training Coordinator for FPAAC, with his first assignment a comprehensive review of the program’s preparedness training.

MFSA participated in the 2026 National Harbor Safety Conference in Seattle, where the Lower Columbia Region Harbor Safety Committee received a U.S. Coast Guard award for its leadership in maritime safety.

Read about the MFSA annual Command Level training exercise.

Read more about our boom deployment exercise near Clatskanie, OR.

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