Crash Course for SHFAD
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District staff and volunteers held a full-scale, hands-on extrication drill Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Old Mill property on the north end of 24th Avenue. According to Ryan Paul, recruitment officer for the district, the exercise, which involved vehicles in a pileup, allowed “up-and-coming” officers and volunteers “hands-on training” to work through real-life problems they can encounter at crashes. SHFAD is actively recruiting volunteer firefighters.
To learn more, visit sweethomefireor.gov/volunteer.
Falling Leaves
The city’s fall leaf pick-up runs through Dec. 18. Residents can email the city to pick up leaves at [email protected] or call (541) 367-6359.
You may request service as many times as needed during the program’s active period. Leaves need to be raked to the side of the street in a neat pile. Note: Any piles that contain other debris such as sticks or animal waste will not be picked up – this is for leaves only.
Crews will get to the pile as soon as they are able based on their daily workload, and pickups will be scheduled from Monday to Friday of each week.
Wrong way on the tracks
Rescue workers check out a vehicle that crashed on the railroad tracks west of Sweet Home Wednesday, Oct. 22, near Sun Lane. According to OSP, Nicholas William M. Bober, 41, of Lebanon, was eastbound on Hwy. 20 when his Ford Expedition crossed the highway and drove off the westbound shoulder, rolled down the steep bank and came to rest on the train tracks. Bober was checked out by medics but was not transported, OSP said. However, he was cited on a Lebanon Municipal Court warrant for a probation violation, according to OSP. The vehicle was towed.
Photo by Scott Swanson