Crews were dispatched for a report of a shop fire near 40900 Highway 228 at 10:48 pm. The Incident Commander arrived at the scene within seven minutes and found a 2100 square foot, galvanized steel quonset hut style shop with flames throughout the entire structure and torching out the roll-up door. Flames had spread to a nearby shrub and were impinging on a wood-framed lean-to on the West side of the structure. There were multiple vehicles, a manufactured home, and several large fir trees as exposures. The first-arriving engine attacked the fire and protected the exposures while two water tenders, a rescue unit, and an ambulance from Sweet Home Fire responded to the scene. The Incident Commander requested a second-alarm assignment for manpower and water supply. The structure was located in an un-hydranted area. Crews utilized a tender shuttle operation for water supply with the two Sweet Home tenders, one from Lebanon Fire, and a fourth tender from Brownsville Fire. A second engine company was also provided by Lebanon Fire. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office provided traffic control until ODOT was able to shut down Highway 228 entirely so that apparatus could be staged there for water supply operations. The fire was brought under control within approximately 1 hour. Crews remained on scene nearly two more hours, performing extensive overhaul and ventilation of the structure as well as preliminary investigation. At the time of this release, the investigation is still pending. No injuries were reported. A total of nine fire apparatus responded to the scene, carrying 18 firefighters.
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Sweet Home Battles Third Fire in Two Days Along Same Stretch of Highway 228 (Photo)
