The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

By Benny Westcott

Of The New Era

A top Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District volunteer has taken a six-month leave of absence in response to the state’s requirement that he be vaccinated to serve as a firefighter or medic.

Cascadia Station No. 24 Capt. Wes Strubhar told the SHFAD Board of Directors last week that he had a moral problem with Gov. Kate Brown’s edict that all K-12 educators and health-care workers would be required to present COVID-19 vaccination documentation or otherwise submit a medical or religious exemption by Monday, Oct. 18.

The mandate was issued in response to a...