Salem Fire Chief Mike Niblock met with employees of the Pioneer Trust Bank in downtown Salem, Oregon on February 5, 2015 to recognize their lifesaving actions during a recent medical emergency at their business. On January 2, employees from the Pioneer Trust Bank called 9-1-1 to report one of their customers was in cardiac arrest. The customer, a 78 year old man, was conducting business in the bank when he suddenly collapsed.
A improperly disposed of cigarette is to blame for a three alarm house fire in Salem last week, Salem Fire Marshal Laird Case told Salem News Journal.
A single-wide manufactured home was gutted late Friday night in northeast Salem, and has left a family of six homeless.
A three alarm house fire in Salem early Wednesday morning has left a Salem family of 10 homeless, and Salem Fire Department officials are warning residents that with the recent and continued warm and dry weather, to make sure that any flammable materials are properly disposed of.