Emergency personnel stretched by Jamboree crowds

Sean C. Morgan

Of The New Era

What appeared to be the largest Oregon Jamboree festival ever left public safety personnel stretched last weekend.

“We got hammered,” said Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Batallion Chief Doug Emmert. Off the top of his head, he said he figured the fire department had 50 or 51 calls Friday through Sunday.

Usually, the department runs about five calls per day, Emmert said. They handled some 16 to…

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