Firefighters from the Sweet Home Fire District and the Oregon Department of Forestry were dispatched to a brush fire on March 19, 2024, marking the area’s second such incident in a surprisingly dry mid-March, authorities said Tuesday.
The fire, reported around 3 p.m., quickly escalated into a large natural cover blaze, with units arriving to find a resident attempting to douse the flames with a garden hose. The fire consumed a significant amount of brush…