PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, APRIL 17, 2020
Keizer fi re adapts
to protect staff,
community
Heidt and Storms have posted numerous
By MATT RAWLINGS
videos on the KFD Facebook page during
Of the Keizertimes
The spread of the coronavirus has forced the past few weeks. Whether it’s reading a
businesses and organizations to change the story, showing what equipments fi refi ghters
wear to put out a fi re or giving a tour of one
way they operate.
of the engines, they want to show the kids
Keizer Fire District is no different.
The fi rst big move that KFD made was of the community that they are still there for
back on March 11 when it was decided that them.
“How we operate looks a lot different,
they would close the station to all members
but this affects everyone in the
of the public and require their
country. We all have to evolve
fi refi ghters to wear masks at all
to an ever-changing situation,”
times around the station.
Storms said.
“We want to protect our
The district also plans to
fi refi ghters, but we also want-
do a Q & A segment on social
ed to protect the general pub-
media at a later date.
lic,” KFD deputy fi re marshal
The only major staffi ng
Ann-Marie Storms said. “Our
change that KFD has gone
fi refi ghters are still doing their
through is altering Medic 37
jobs and doing a lot of inter-
from a 12-hour ambulance to
acting.”
a 24-hour ambulance, giving
KFD also suspended all
KFD three ambulances that
non-emergency appearances
by fi rst responders to commu-
— Anne-Marie Storms are fully staffed at all times.
The Medic 37 staff will be
nity events.
Deputy fi re marshal
considered the “swing crew,”
“The health and safety of
giving workers fl exibility to
our community and fi rst re-
sponders is our top priority as we continue changed to a different medic if need be.
To limit the exposure for medical person-
to learn more and address the specifi c needs
of the coronavirus,” said KFD fi re chief Jeff nel, only 1-2 people on a six-person crew
will be entering a facility on an emergency
Cowan on the district’s website.
According to Storms, KFD is having all of call. The remainder of personnel in the am-
their non-essential personnel — those who bulance will stand-by if more assistance is re-
don’t respond to 911 calls — do the vast quired.
“We don’t want to expose fi ve or six peo-
majority of their work from home, includ-
ing Storms, as well as offi ce manager, Lynette ple if we don’t have to,” Storms said.
Storms says the district will continue to
Komp, fi re and life safety specialist, Cody
follow guidelines form the Center for Dis-
Heidt and IT specialist, Joshua Rutter.
But some of the non-essential staff is still ease Control (CDC) and the Oregon Health
fi nding creative ways to interact with the Authority (OHA) and encourages people
community, with a special focus on children. keep following social distancing procedures.
“Our
fi refi ghters
are still doing
their jobs and
doing a lot of
interacting.”
Two burglarize Menlo
business, elude capture
NW Tech Solutions was
burglarized by two individuals
on Wednesday, April 8.
Shortly after midnight,
Keizer police offi cers were
dispatched to the business at
131 Menlo Dr. N., for a re-
ported burglary
On surveillance video, two
suspects were observed enter-
ing the business after breaking
through the front entrance.
The fi rst is described as a
tall, white male adult in his
thirties, with a thin build, and
the second described as hav-
ing a thin build.
Wear
masks
in public
Gov. Kate Brown is urging
all Oregonians to wear face
masks – homemade ones are
fi ne – when in public spaces.
“This is a rapidly-evolving
situation, and each day we
learn more about this virus,”
said Brown.
The CDC has updated its
guidance regarding the use
of homemade, cloth masks in
public: wearing cloth masks
in public places like grocery
stores can help prevent those
who are sick – particularly
unknowingly infected, asymp-
tomatic people – from spread-
ing the virus further.
A vehicle associated with
the two was described as a
gray, two-door sedan.
Responding offi cers were
unable to locate the car or the
suspects in the area.
Several laptops were stolen
during the incident.
Anyone with information
about the burglary is asked to
call Det. RJ Farrens at 503-
390-3713.
M emorial C enters ◆ C remation & B urial
FEST: Some events will
CASES,
continued from Page A1
continue as planned
constructive resource to our
community that may have an
interest in this information
and data, we have been coun-
seled by our health organiza-
tions that we must also main-
tain employee and resident
privacy. Thus, in ensuring that
privacy is maintained, we have
unfortunately been directed
to not provide any further
update information to you
via our website," the message
states.
A prior message, two days
before Oaks went silent, stat-
ed, "Unfortunately, we (like
most nursing homes in our
communities) have treated
and discharged back to the
hospital positive COVID-19
residents and are working fe-
verishly to contain and isolate
every case as feasibly possible."
There have been 289 posi-
tive COVID-19 tests in Mar-
ion County since the crisis
began. Washington and Mult-
nomah counties are the only
ones in Oregon with more.
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