Scott Swanson
Of The New Era
Some day a very, very bad fire may sweep out of the east and burn toward Sweet Home.
The catastrophic wildfire could torch thousands of acres of thick Douglas fir forests in the Willamette National Forest. If it comes, it will likely be down the Middle Santiam River corridor from the Quartzville area, with sparks and embers advancing as far as six miles ahead of the main blaze. It…