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Sweet Home Fire And Willamette National Forest Service Leaders Meet To Discuss Potential Control Line Project (Photo) -06/02/25

Last Friday leaders from Sweet Home Fire met with Willamette National Forest Service leaders for the first time since Sweet Home Fire’s Crew 21 began working to complete a Potential Control Lines (PCL’s) project on USFS property. The project is a partnership between Sweet Home Fire and the USFS Sweet Home Ranger District to build these PCL’s along roadways. Topics discussed included scope of work, quality control, community support for the program, future planning and how the PCL’s could be utilized in the event of a fire. Representing Sweet Home Fire at the meeting were Fire Chief Nick Tyler, Wildland Division Chief Christian Whitfield, and from Crew 21 Superintendent Justin Wolfe and Jake Hepler.

This is a program that the Sweet Home Fire District is extremely proud to be a part of as it will provide an increase in fire resiliency in our area. 

Thank you to the Willamette National Forest Service and the Sweet Home Ranger District’s leadership for the opportunity to showcase Crew 21’s work and discuss ideas to further protect our forests and communities.

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Burn Pile Spreads To Adjacent Field -05/10/25

On Friday, May 9, 2025 at approximately 3:00 PM, Sweet Home Fire responded to an alarm for a "small natural cover fire". Upon arrival of first responding units it was discovered that a backyard burn pile had cast embers with the wind over a fence and into the neighboring field, catching it on fire. The fuel involved was tall, dead grass and the fire was being pushed by steady winds. Responding firefighters quickly deployed a hose reel and were able to knock down the head of the fire before it got out of reach and into more populated areas. The total area burned was approximately .25 acres and did damage the wooden fence it crossed. ODF assisted Sweet Home Fire personnel with mop up and ensuring full extinguishment of the burn pile and surrounding area. This incident is a reminder that while the fields are still "greening up", there is a fair amount of dead and dry grasses and brush that can easily catch fire and spread rapidly without notice. Sweet Home Fire would like to thank ODF for their rapid response and assistance with keeping our city and surrounding community fire safe.