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Keizer fi refi ghters assist in
a historic Cali wildfi re fi ght
Order up
KEIZERTIMES/Lauren Murphy
Keizer’s Chicken Shack is
now open for business at 3844
River Road N. The Keizer
Chamber of Commerce held
a ribbon-cutting ceremony
Tuesday, Sept. 1.
ABOVE: Malachi, Keyana,
Markey and Monica Toombs
snip the ceremonial ribbon
with their family.
LEFT: Chicken Shack staff
members wait to serve visi-
tors.
State launches ‘two
weeks ready’ campaign
By BROOKLYN FLINT
Of the Keizertimes
If nothing else, the pan-
demic has taught us to be pre-
pared for anything.
That is why Oregon state
offi cials are encouraging all
residents to prepare for and
enact a “two weeks ready”
Salt-making
in Seaside
Sept. 12
A weekend jaunt to the
coast in September, when the
crowds have dwindled, can be
turned into a historical journey
when stopping by Lewis and
Clark Salt Makers in Seaside.
The annual event is a re-
enactment of members of the
Lewis and Clark expedition
traveling from Fort Clatsop to
the ocean to make much-need-
ed salt. Members of the expe-
dition set up a beach camp in
what is now Seaside, making
salt by boiling seawater for two
months.
The Seaside Museum stages
the annual reenactment at the
west end of U Avenue where
it intersects with the Prome-
nade. It will take place 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12
and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 13. Mandated
COVID-19 precautions will be
observed including face cover-
ings and social distancing.
plan.
In the case of an earth-
quake, tsunami, power outage,
or any other emergency, many
places and roads will be closed.
It is recommended that peo-
ple plan two weeks ahead by
stocking up on supplies like
food, water, pet supplies, toi-
letries and more.
In the event of an emer-
gency, it is advised that peo-
ple prepare with a fi rst aid
health kit if fi rst responders
are unable to reach you. This
kit should include instructions
about how to help someone
in specifi c health issues, health
documents, a fl ashlight, tape,
bandages and anything else
that might be benefi cial for
your family.
Everyone in your house-
hold should know where to
fi nd the kit and how to use
the materials inside. It is also
recommended to keep a kit
in your house, at work and in
your car.
For family members with
pets, it is a good idea to prepare
a kit with food, toys, a carrier
crate, medicine and health re-
cords. Talk to neighbors about
taking care of yours pets if
you are out of town and fi nd
pet-friendly hotels on your
emergency route.
Oregon’s Offi ce of Emer-
gency Management encour-
ages families to discuss plans
in case of an emergency and
answer the following ques-
tions: Do you have back-up
transportation methods and
routes? Who will care for the
kids, grandparents and pets if
you are unable to get to them
for several hours? Who in
your neighborhood has medi-
cal skills, a generator, a chain-
saw, or other important tools
or resources? Do you have an
out-of-state contact?
Answering these questions
and having a prepared plan
can save your life and the lives
of those around you. In any
case, it is better to be safe than
to be sorry.
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Wildfi res are known to
wreak havoc over certain ar-
eas of California during the
summer months, which is why
Keizer Fire District (KFD) is
always prepared to provide as-
sistance.
On Wednesday, Aug. 19 KFD
sent four fi refi ghters down to
assist with the LNU Lighting
Complex fi res near Napa Valley,
CA. Three of the KFD fi refi ght-
ers were operating a brush truck
and one of them was an assistant
strike team leader working as a
part of a Marion County task
force.
According to Brian Butler,
the division chief of operations
with KFD, the district has 18
people on their deployment list
to send resources down to Cali-
fornia when needed.
“If they need help, we tend
to get there pretty quickly,”
Butler said. “Once we get the
call in Keizer, we can be de-
ployed in a couple of hours.”
The crew in California is
protecting homes and local
structures, as well as patrolling
for hot spots, in 24-hour shifts
every other day.
“The fi res are so bad over
there. It is 24 hours of stress for
those guys,” Butler said.
The LNU fi re began on
the morning of Aug. 17 due
to lighting strikes in Napa and
Sonoma counties.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 1, the
fi re had taken over more than
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In addition to a four-person crew, Keizer Fire District dispatched its
brush truck California to help contain the LNU Lightning Complex
fi re.
375,000 acres of land, destroy-
ing 1,288 structures and causing
damage to 202 others. More
than 3,000 structures are being
threatened due to the fi re. It is
the third largest wildfi re docu-
mented in California history.
The fi re has forced thousands
of evacuations and has taken the
lives of fi ve people.
Fortunately, the fi re is 69%
contained, as of Tuesday, Sept. 1,
according to the California De-
partment of Forestry and Fire
Protection, and some counties
have began the repopulating
process.
Despite having four of their
employees in Napa Valley, the
wildfi res have had no effect on
staffi ng or services at KFD, as
the district is reimbursed for the
deployed fi refi ghters and over-
time hours.
The crew returned to Keizer
on Tuesday evening
Just days before sending staff
members down south, KFD sent
three fi refi ghters to assist with
the Columbia River Gorge’s
Moiser Creek fi re. Although the
fi re burned nearly 1,000 acres
and destroyed eight homes,
there was no reported injuries
or loss of life and the fi re was
contained in less than a week.
“They were able to help get
that under control pretty quick-
ly,” Butler said.
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