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Red Cross Volunteers Help 3-Adults Affected by a House Fire

(Salem, Oregon) - Volunteers with the American Red Cross responded to a single family house fire Saturday morning, April 23rd, in the 1800 block of 31st avenue NE, in Salem. The house sustained fire and smoke damage and no injuries were reported. A pet cat perished in the fire.

The Red Cross assisted the three adults with lodging, food, clothing and emotional support.

Red Cross Volunteers Help 2-Adults Affected by a House Fire in Salem

A pet dog sustained burns in the fire.

(Salem, Oregon) - Volunteers with the American Red Cross responded to a single family house fire Tuesday afternoon, in the 4300 block of Sunnyview Road NE, in Salem.

The house sustained major damage and no injuries were reported. A pet dog sustained burns in the fire. The Red Cross assisted two adults with shelter, food, clothing and emotional support.

Marion County Fire District Hosts Open House and Egg Hunt this Saturday in Clear Lake

(Salem, Oregon) - Marion County Fire District #1 Clear Lake Station 6 is hosting an Open House and Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday.

Resident Donates Pet Oxygen Masks to Marion County Fire District NO. 1

(Salem, Oregon) - Concerned with the safety of animals in the wake of a fire, Marion County Fire District resident Barbara Hosier got involved on a personal level by purchasing three pet oxygen masks and donating them to Marion County Fire District No.1.

Sternwheeler Willamette Queen Runs Aground Tuesday Night

Efforts to re-float the sternwheeler will resume in the morning

(SALEM, Ore.) - Nobody was hurt Tuesday night when the Willamette Queen ran aground in the Willamette River around 8:00 p.m.

The vessel, a landmark in Oregon's capitol city, struck a gravel bar which held the vessel fast where it currently remains with two crewmen aboard.

A Century of Lessons Learned from Triangle Fire Tragedy

100-Year Anniversary Prompts New Discussion of Workplace Rights & Safety in Oregon and beyond

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Oregon workers and workplaces are safer as a result of a tragedy that took place 100 years ago today.

It's the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which raced through three floors of a New York City sweatshop. It claimed 146 victims - most of them young immigrant women, trapped by a locked door and forced to jump to their deaths. The fire prompted a host of government-enforced workplace protections, but many were fought by the business community.

Rhetoric Unchanged in Century Since Triangle Fire

100 Years After New York City’s Triangle Waist Fire, Industry Still Fights Regulations.

(NEW YORK) - Industry Fought Commonsense Regulations in Wake of Fire; Public Citizen Notes Same Rhetoric Used in Today’s War on Safeguards.

Fire Devstates Amity Apartment Building

It took firefighters an hour and a half to get the blaze under control.

(AMITY, Ore.) - An apartment fire in Amity Friday night led to the total destruction of a building that has long been a part of this rural town in the Mid-Willamette Valley between Salem and McMinnville.

Local resident Paul Hendrix says a number of people live in the multi-level apartment building but luckily there were no injuries. The fire destroyed a building containing both apartments and businesses, a spokesperson with the Amity Fire Department told reporters.

No Injuries as Car Crashes Into Salem Hair Salon

The driver states she stepped on the wrong pedal by mistake, accelerating into the business.

(SALEM, Ore.) - At 10:51 Friday morning, units from Marion County Fire District No.1 and the Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a vehicle crash into a building.

Upon arrival, fire personnel found a 1995 Ford Thunderbird that had been driven through the front wall of Creative Hair Design, a hair-styling business, located at 4684 Portland Rd NE, Salem.

Apartment Fire Leaves Local Family Homeless

Watch video of the fire in historic Mt. Angel.

(MT. ANGEL, Ore.) - At approximately 1:00 am this morning, the Mt. Angel Fire District was called out to a commercial structure fire located in the downtown portion of the City of Mt. Angel.