Sean C. Morgan
While fire ripped across some 100 acres in Corvallis, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 homes and fire continued to burn more than 3,000 acres in the Oakridge area, the Sweet Home area has been fortunate and avoided any serious fires so far this season.
“It’s quiet,” said Craig Pettinger, Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit forester. “We’re trying to keep it that way. We’ve had everything happen around us.”