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members,"
said
Marion
County Sheriff Joe Kast in a
statement. "The extreme fi re
activity in the area poses an
imminent danger to anyone
who chooses to remain in the
evacuated area. Our deputies
are committed to helping keep
our community safe; however,
conditions have become too
dangerous for them to continue
with evacuation efforts at this
time. I encourage anyone still
in the Santiam Canyon to
leave immediately following
the deputies out of the area. I
cannot say when the conditions
will allow deputies and other
emergency responders to
return to the area to render
assistance. Please leave now."
By Wednesday morning, the
fi re was the largest in the state
having burned approximately
200,000 acres. There was 0%
containment of the Santiam
Fire at press time. Evacuees, pets
and livestock were all being
offered shelter at Oregon State
Fairgrounds and Volcanoes
Stadium.
Keizer Fire District (KFD)
sent a brush truck and a pair
of fi refi ghters to be a part of a
Marion County incident task
force team. The crew is still
attempting to help get the fi re
under control.
“There will be members of
our team out there for several
days,” said Brian Butler, KFD’s
Division Chief of Operations.
While other areas of Marion
County are in danger, Butler
said that residents in the Salem-
Keizer do not need to panic.
“We’re not buttoned up
against a forest so there should
be no need to worry,” Butler
said.
At the Keizer City Council
meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, Mayor
Cathy Clark commended city
staff and fellow councilors who
rose up to volunteer in various
aspects of the response.
“People of our community
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stepped up and offered
meaningful action, support and
comfort. That’s who Keizer is,”
Clark said.
At one point, it was thought
the Keizer Civic Center
might become the operations
center for the fi re command
post, but it was later shifted
to Chemeketa Community
College.
The Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality issued
a smoke advisory through at
least Wednesday afternoon
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drinking water in Salem-
Keizer hasn’t been impacted as
of Tuesday afternoon, but the
City of Salem will be issuing
an advisory if that changes.
Items needed for evacuees
coming out of the canyon are:
bottled water, masks, poop bags,
dog and cat food. Donations
can be dropped off at the
Keizer Chamber of Commerce
(4118 River Rd. N).
The United Way is collecting
bottled water, baby food,
diapers, wipes, pre-packaged
food, blankets and sleeping
bags, pet food for animals large
and small, and personal hygiene
items. All donations must be
new due to the pandemic and
can be dropped off at 455 Bliler
Avenue N.E. in Salem.
City adds volunteer
advisors, needs more
The Keizer City Council
made appointments to three
volunteer advisory commit-
tees at its meeting Tuesday,
Sept. 8, but is still accepting
applications for numerous
other roles.
Gerard Graveline and
Francisco Saldivar were ap-
pointed to the Keizer Budget
Committee. Lisa Cejka was
named to the Keizer Points of
Interest Committee. Saldivar
and Jane Herb were appoint-
ed to the Keizer Planning
Commission.
Volunteers are still needed
for:
• Budget Committee (two
vacancies) - Responsibili-
ties include assisting the City
Council in the examination
and analyzing of proposed
budgets for the City of Keiz-
er. The Budget Committee
meets in May of each year
to review the annual bud-
get. Applicants must be reg-
isteered voters.
• Parks Advisory Board
(four vacancies) - This board
reviews and studies issues
that involve development and
maintenance of city parks and
makes recommendations to
the council. The board meets
on the second Tuesday of
each month at 6 p.m.
• Keizer Points of Interest
Committee (three vacancies)
- The committee was estab-
lished to identify, authenti-
cate, and memorialize sites of
interest located in the Keiz-
er area. Sites to be identifi ed
may be historical, geographi-
cal, botanical, or unusual. The
committee meets on the third
Tuesday of each month at
5:30 p.m.
• Stormwater Advisory
Committee (one vacancy) -
Members review guidelines
and make recommendations
to the city council on the
development of ordinances
pertaining to illicit discharge
detection and elimination,
stormwater runoff control,
and stormwater management.
The committee is seeking ap-
plicants who have experience
in the development or build-
ing industry; however it is not
a requirement. Meetings are
held on the second Tuesday of
each month from 4 to 6 p.m.
• Traffi c Safety, Bikeways
and Pedestrian Committee
(three vacancies) – meets
the second Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m. to review
and make recommendations
for improving traffi c safety
issues.
• Youth liaison/page –
Opportunities are currently
available to youth for service
on various city committees.
Please check the city website,
www.keizer.org, for more in-
formation and to apply.
Volunteer
applications
are available at Keizer Civic
Center – City Hall located
at 930 Chemawa Road NE,
Keizer, or you can request
an application be mailed to
you by calling City Hall at
(503) 390-3700. Electronic
applications are available on
the city website.
Applications and nomi-
nations must be received by
Wednesday, Oct. 7, to be con-
sidered at the Oct. 15 Volun-
teer Coordinating Commit-
tee meeting.