Keizer firefighters team up with neighboring district at Clear Lake station

The Keizer Fire District has joined forces with a neighboring fire district to better protect Keizer residents.

The Clear Lake fire station, historically assigned to the Marion County Fire District 1, now also houses a Keizer ambulance unit.

“We’ve been looking for more cooperative ways to work together,” said Keizer Fire Chief Ryan Russell. “We are trying to do more with less.”

The community is technically under the jurisdiction of both districts. Russell explained that…