SWEET HOME, Ore. — The Sweet Home Fire District sent a type 6 brush truck with a crew of two to the Highland Fire with a Benton County taskforce.
A twist of fate had that crew re-assigned to the Cram Fire just days later, as a donation of radios from Sweet Home Fire were being delivered to the local Rangeland Fire Protection Agency (RFPA).
“The radio donation was made possible when Sweet Home received a FEMA grant to upgrade our portable radios,” the district said…