Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to a record 2,001 medical calls in 2006, a 3.25 percent increase over the previous year.
District firefighters also responded to 302 fire calls, about 50 more than the year before.
In 2005, the district had 1,936 medical calls and 253 fire calls.
“Fire calls are a little higher than normal,” Fire Chief Mike Beaver said. “The night of the windstorm,…