MCFD1 Marion County Fire District Clear Lake Marion County Fire District #1 will be hosting a pair of virtual meetings to answer questions about their new operating levy renewal, which is on the May 19 primary election ballot. Measure 24-441 would renew and increase the…

Keizer Fire District The spread of the coronavirus has forced businesses and organizations to change the way they operate. Keizer Fire District is no different. The first big move that KFD made was back on March 11 when it was decided that they would close…

On Wednesday, March 11, six Keizer Fire District personnel (five paramedics and one volunteer) were self-quarantining at their homes after caring for and transporting a patient that later tested positive for COVID-19. The plan was to originally have to have the group remain at home…

Last week, the Keizertimes reported on the massive increase in call volume that Keizer Fire District has gone through during the last 10 years. In 2019, KFD received 5,678 calls for service, nearly a 32 percent increase from the 3,866 calls they received in 2009.…

For the Keizer Fire District, 2019 was a banner year. KFD responded to a record number of 5,678 calls for service last year, or approximately 15.5 calls per day and one call every 1.5 hours during a 24-hour period. It was a 3.1 percent increase…

LUCAS, is a chest compression machine system that can perform CPR (KEIZERTIMES/Lauren Murphy). Last month, Keizer Fire District (KFD) introduced the newest member of its team, LUCAS; a chest compression system to assist in calls involving CPR. LUCAS, which stands for Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist…

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 11:58 p.m., Keizer Fire District (KFD) responded to a fire at Courtside Manor Apartments on Wheatland Road. Keizer Police Department arrived prior to KFD and began evacuating apartments. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flame coming from the rear…

Dan and Linda Garcher with plaques presented to them by the Keizer Fire District for their heroic efforts to save the lives of their neighbors (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The last thing Dan and Linda Garcher were thinking about on the morning of March 3rd was themselves,…

Chief Kyle McMann is hoping to put the work of Marion County Fire District #1 into the spotlight. MCFD1 serves a segment of north Keizer. Kyle McMann started working for Marion County Fire District #1 back in 2001 as an Engineer Through the last 18…