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Severe storms and wildland-urban interface fires, where neighborhoods and nature meet, pose the two greatest threats to Sweet Home, according to a recent update to the city’s 2021 Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan.

The draft, submitted Tuesday, Nov. 30, to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management for review, is scheduled for completion in February 2022.

The NHMP’s official steering committee - which consists of city Finance Director Brandon Neish, Staff Engineer Joe Graybill, Communications Specialist/PIO Lagea Mull, Public Works Director Greg Springman, Police Chief Jeff Lynn, Fire Chie...