Fire officials say no sign of end to fire season

Sean C. Morgan

A little moisture the past couple of weeks didn’t go far toward closing down fire season.

The Sweet Home area has been more than 100 days without significant rain, said Craig Pettinger, Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit forester. Anything less than a quarter inch is not considered significant.

The ODF South Cascades District, of which Sweet Home Unit is a part, is investigating the cause of an 18-acre fire, the…

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