Sean C. Morgan
Steady rainfall two weeks ago provided some brief relief from wildfires, but fuel moisture levels soon disappeared, and the Oregon Department of Forestry South Cascade District, including the Sweet Home Unit, has moved to Industrial Fire Precaution Level II as of July 30.
That was just in time for a lightning storm that caused fires across the state but left the Sweet Home area unscathed.
“The weather event (of July 23) provided…