In a public hearing held a day ahead of a special legislative session on Dec. 11, Sweet Home Fire Chief Nick Tyler testified to the growing need for wildfire funding and support.
A Joint Interim Special Committee on Wildfire Funding heard Chief Tyler’s testimony alongside his counterpart, Chiloquin Fire and Rescue Chief Mike Cook, in Salem. The committee met to address a needed Wildfire Appropriation Bill to help pay toward debts incurred this wildfire season.