Lebanon gets $1 million in grant funds for wildfire prevention

Smoke from wildfires burning in Linn County hangs over Sweet Home in September 2020. — File photo

Lebanon Fire District has been awarded a $1 million Community Wildfire Defense Grant from the U.S. Forest Service, which will provide five years of funding to expand wildfire prevention, seasonal staffing, and community resilience programs throughout the Lebanon area.

Lebanon’s grant is part of an $8.7 CWDG announced in late September, which was the result of an application representing a partnership between 

“This award is a major step forward for our community,” said Fire Chief…