MARION COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #1

Marion County Fire District #1 received an award for its current budget from the Government Finance Officers’ Association for the fiscal year July 1- June 30, 2019. The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award is given to agencies with strict standards of transparency and accountability in their budget process. Award recipients have pioneered efforts to improve the quality of budgeting and provide [...]

Fire Chief Discusses Role for Additional Personnel in Improving Response Times For the sixth year in a row, call volumes have increased for Marion County Fire District #1. The agency responded to 8,026 calls for help in 2019, a 5.6 percent increase over 2018. Overall, call volumes have increased an average of 5.2 percent per year since 2016. Overlapping calls [...]

Proposal on May 19 Primary Election Ballot The Board of Directors for Marion County Fire District #1 unanimously approved a resolution asking voters to consider additional funding for emergency personnel, apparatus and equipment. The proposal will be on the May 19 Primary Election ballot for the communities of Four Corners, Middle Grove, Pratum, Macleay, Brooklake, Clearlake, Labish Center, and Chemeketa [...]

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MCFD1 Newsletter - Fall 2019 - SPANISH MCFD1 Newsletter - Fall 2019 FINAL   Fall 2019 - click here to read Disponible en Español

Improving communications with taxpayers is priority, says Fire Chief   Marion County Fire District #1 has scheduled two open houses for community members. Fire Chief Kyle McMann says this is just one step in the fire district’s effort to improve communication with taxpayers. “We are grateful for the support of our community and want to say thank you,” said Chief [...]

Top goal for new MCFD chief: Greater awareness among residents district serves Keizer Times (8/1/19)

The Board of Directors for Marion County Fire District #1 unanimously adopted its budget for the 2020 Fiscal Year during its meeting on June 20. A copy of the budget is available on the fire district’s web site at www.mcfd1.com. The fire district’s budget document is being considered for a Best Practices Award by the Government Finance Officers Association. Fire [...]

Marion County Fire District #1 posted a draft operations budget to its web site (FY 2020 Budget Document) for the 2020 Fiscal Year, which runs July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020. The public is encouraged to review and ask questions or provide comment at an upcoming meeting of the fire district’s Citizen Budget Committee on Thursday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Date:                     April 30, 2019 Contact:               Chief Kyle McMann (503) 588-6535 kylem@mcfd1.com Marion County Fire District #1 Releases Annual Report Call Volumes and Response Times on the Rise  Salem, Ore. – Marion County Fire District #1 released its Annual Report for the year 2018. The report includes an overview of the agency’s Strategic Plan, a snapshot of [...]

   PulsePoint App for Community Awareness  There's a new smartphone app we'd like to highlight that is saving lives. In addition to life-saving CPR notifications, the PulsePoint application provides a complete virtual window into the emergency communication centers of PulsePoint-enabled agencies. Mobile users have real-time access to emergency activity as it is occurring in these communities. App users are able to view active [...]

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