Fire season shaping up to be a slow one

Sean C. Morgan

Fire season isn’t shaping up to be a big deal in the area this summer, but, as always, that forecast comes with a caveat.

“Late start, a little below average, based on long-term weather forecasts and the snowpack,” said Unit Forester Ed Keith, Oregon Department of Forestry Sweet Home Unit.

That is unless a big lightning storm hits, which is hard to predict.

Rainfall at the Sweet Home Unit is roughly 140…

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