Sweet Home Fire District (Photo) - 11/09/25

At 1934 this evening, Sweet Home Fire District was dispatched to a structure fire in the 1900 block of 19th ave. Crews arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the structure. Initial reports indicated that it was unknown if anyone was inside the structure. Fire crews arrived and performed a rapid search and confirmed the structure was not occupied. Fire crews then began extinguishing the fire. This area of town presents some challenges as it is an unhydrated area. The commanding officer utilized a 2nd alarm which brought additional man power and additional fire apparatus from our mutual aid partners including a Chief officer and ladder truck from LFD, as well as a water tender from BRFD. Crews worked hard and were able to bring the blaze under control in about 30 minutes. Additionally, crews remained on scene another 2 hours performing overhaul. In total, 3 command officers, 16 firefighters, and 8 apparatus responded to the fire. We would like to thank our mutual aid partners for their assistance. Lebanon Fire District, Brownsville Rural Protection district, Sweet Home Police Dept, and PP&L. The cause of the fire is undetermined. During the incident no firefighters or civilians were injured. 

Photo Credit:  Jennifer Arant