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Sweet Home Fire welcomes newly hired wildfire grant coordinator

bySarah Brown
April 29, 2026
Fire Chief Nick Tyler welcomes Maddie Tutton to the CWDG team during the Board of Directors meeting on April 21. – Photos by Sarah Brown

The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District swore in a new member to the CWDG team during the Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, April 21.

New CWDG Coordinator Maddie Tutton, at left, is pinned by her roommate, Emilyn Bell, right, during her swearing-in ceremony with the SHFAD.

Maddie Tutton came to Sweet Home from California to serve as the district’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) coordinator. She will help build maps identifying potential fire…