Category FIRE

KFD responds to residential fire

Keizer Fire District crews respond to a house fire (Submitted). Just after noon on Wednesday, Nov. 24, Keizer Fire District was notified of a “smoke in a structure” incident in the 400 block of Cummings LN N. by Willamette Valley Communications Center 911. First arriving…

SAFER grant allows MCFD1 to hire nine firefighters

MCFD1 Marion County Fire District #1 (MCFD1) received a much-needed boost when their local option levy was passed in May, which allowed the organization to rehire nine firefighter/paramedic positions and add a dedicated three-person engine company. Last month, the district received further assistance in their…

KFD holding 9/11 ceremony on Saturday

Keizer Fire District Keizer Fire District will be hosting a 20th anniversary remembrance ceremony for the tragic events that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will take place this Saturday at 7 a.m. at Keizer Fire District. This is an outdoor gathering and…

KFD enduring busiest summer in history

Along with going on multiple conflagrations this summer, including the Bootleg Fire (pictured above), Keizer Fire District responded to a total of record number of 608 calls for service last month (Getty Images). It has been a busy summer for Keizer Fire District (KFD) as…

Keizer Fire District has record-setting July

In July, Keizer Fire District (KFD) broke the district record for most calls in a month. KFD ran 608 calls for service in July — it is the first time they have ever had over 600 calls in a month.  There was an average of…

KFD battles Bootleg, plus additional fires

Ryan Russell, Keizer Fire District division chief, shares a photo from the Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon (submitted). After enduring one of the worst fire seasons in state history last summer, Keizer Fire District (KFD) has already provided assistance with several intense wildfires that have…

MCFD1 breathing sigh of relief after levy approval

MCFD1 After suffering through a pair of failed levies over the last year, Marion County Fire District #1 (MCFD1) had their local option levy (Measure #24-455) pass with over 60% of the vote at the May 18 Special District election. The levy, which will last…

Fire damages apartments in S.E. Keizer

Keizer Fire District On Wednesday, April 7, just before 10 a.m., Keizer Fire District (KFD) responded to call on the corner of Clearview Street and Clearview Court where visible smoke was in a structure. The call was made by an individual in a passing car…

MCFD1 to ask for reduced levy in May

Marion County Fire District Clear Lake When Marion County Fire District #1 (MCFD1) had their local option levy rejected by voters in the November general election, the district was forced to make significant cutbacks at the start of the year — the levy accounted for…

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