Sean C. Morgan
A late fire season officially started at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, and Unit Forester Ed Keith worked his last day with the Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit last Friday.
With fire season, the Quartzville Corridor entered into regulated use, and logging operations must begin a fire watch and have water and tools on site.
Fire season usually starts at the beginning of July, Keith said. “Rainfall in June was…