Over the past three decades, countless Sisters area residents have called for aid in an emergency — and got a response from Captain Thornton Brown of the
Special district election filing deadline nears Several positions remain open for Jefferson County special district boards The candidate filing deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, March 18 for the May 18 special district election, and many positions remain open in Jefferson County. Six people have filed to run for three Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services District positions. Janet Brown is running against incumbent John Curnutt for position 1. Incumbent Patricia Neff faces Joe Krenowicz in position 2. Mike Ahern is running against incumbent Louise Muir for position 4. Incumbent Chris Dupont is running for position 2 of the Jefferson County Rural Fire Protection District. Kim Stout filed for position 4. No one has filed for position 1.
Grants reduce wildfire risk for Camp Sherman Tuesday, March 9, 2021 11:35 AM Residents of Camp Sherman are eligible to apply for grant funding to reduce wildfire risk around homes. Grant funding is made available through a partnership with Jefferson County, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), and the Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District. Eligible residents will be offered a flat-rate reimbursement of $500 for treating the land around their homes to Firewise and the Oregon Forestland-Urban Interface Fire Protection Act (SB360) standards. The overall goal of this project is to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire to homes in high-risk areas by reducing hazardous fuels on private lands.