Sweet Home faced a series of emergencies Friday, starting with a wildfire sparked by a downed power line in the rural area of Cascadia, followed by a structure fire that threatened a residence in the city.
The first incident occurred around 12:34 p.m., approximately 13 miles east of Sweet Home in Cascadia, when the Sweet Home Fire District was dispatched to address a fallen wire. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered flames 2-3 feet high along Highway…