Scott Swanson
Fire season began Thursday, June 21, in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s South Cascade Fire protection districts from the mid-coast through the southern Willamette Valley to the crest of the Cascades.
“We’re in fire season a couple of weeks earlier than normal,” said Neil Miller, ODF Wildland Fire Supervisor for the Sweet Home Unit.
“Our energy release components, which looks at the fuel moistures, running close to moderate stage now. Couple of weeks…