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Marion County Fire District No. 1 now has a new fire engine at its Four Corners station in east Salem.

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The engine comes courtesy of the Oregon State Fire Marshal. The state agency has a program intended to boost local fire crews’ ability to stop fires before they grow and put people in danger, the fire district said in a statement. 

The district last year responded to a record 11,041 emergencies. Of those, 135 were fires.

It is a special district, an independent agency separate from any city, county or state government. The agency provides fire and emergency medical services to 59,000 people over 88 square miles, serving communities of Four Corners, Middle Grove, Pratum, Macleay, Brooks, Clear Lake, Labish and Chemeketa.

Left to right – Troy Jurgens of the fire district, state Fire Marshal Division Chief Mariah Rawlins, Fire Chief Kyle McMann and Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Travis Medema (Marion County Fire District No.1)

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