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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon FIRE: Blaze was second of same nature in a week Continued from page 1 photo provided kids will learn wilderness skills in multi-day camp. Wilderness survival classes coming to SPRD As a new offering through the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), a five-day wilderness survival class/ camp is being scheduled through the Parks and Rec Summer Activities program July 27-31. The class meets Monday through Friday and intro- duces youth to various emer- gency “scenarios.” Youth are taught vari- ous hard skills such as shel- ter and fire-building, creat- ing and setting primitive traps, fashioning rope out of T-shirts, grass or bark, orien- teering; and are introduced to primitive skills such as stone tools, primitive pottery, basketry and natural fibers. Each day they practice using these skills while working in teams given scenarios to problem-solve. Experienced staff and owner of Coyle Outside, Dan Coyle, has created the classes with the intention of using the fun and challenge of sur- vival skills to teach youth to improve their sense of their own inherent abilities, their judgment and self-control, and their leadership, com- munication and teamwork capacity. Coyle has taught survival and primitive skills for over 15 years and taught for at-risk teen programs. Coyle Outside is contracting with SPRD to provide this course. occupied by Kent Boles of Sisters, who was home at the time of the fire. Boles told firefighters that he was upstairs when he heard smoke alarms sounding. Boles indi- cated that as soon as the smoke alarm went off he heard firefighters at his door telling him to evacuate the property. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Chief Roger Johnson noted that fire personnel had just finished a meeting with local fire agencies when a call reporting the fire was received. Cloverdale Fire Chief Thad Olsen and Black Butte Ranch Fire District Captain Richard Cearns were in front of the Sisters Fire Station and noticed the smoke before the 911 call was received. Olsen thought the smoke looked unusual and drove to investigate. Olsen arrived at the home prior to the 911 call being dispatched. Olsen and Cearns then evacuated the occupant of the home and provided oversight for incoming units. Johnson stated, “This is a great example of the excep- tional working relationships between our local fire depart- ments. We train together fre- quently, and incident com- manders are able to integrate seamlessly into any incident.” Upon arrival, firefighters found the front porch of the home engulfed in flames and the fire was spreading up the exterior of the home onto the decorative wood shake sid- ing. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire on the porch, but the smoldering shingles and decorative trim had to be removed to ensure that the fire was completely out. Some damage occurred to the interior of the home as flames spread through small windows in the front door. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Chief Roger Johnson said, “Firefighters did a great job of getting water on the fire quickly and preventing fur- ther damage to the structure.” The district responded with 15 career and volunteer personnel including two fire engines, two incident com- mand units, an ambulance and support unit. Black Butte Ranch Fire District responded with an engine and five per- sonnel, and Cloverdale Fire District also assisted with command staff. The cause of the fire was determined to be acciden- tal in nature and originated at ground level, likely in the bark mulch touching the wooden front porch. There was an estimated $ 16,000 in damage to the structure and contents. The structure fire was the second in less than a week that started in bark mulch and spread to a home. Another fire occurred in Camp Sherman on June 6, at 26311 S.W. Metke Ln. A neighbor noticed smoke coming from the porch 29 of the Metke Road home and investigated the cause. A small fire was noticed on the porch and a garden hose was used to begin extinguish- ing it. A single unit from the Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD was able to extinguish the fire with an estimated $3,000 in loss. Fire officials note that bark mulch can be very haz- ardous when it contacts any flammable portion of a home or deck. Bark mulch use should be restricted to areas away from flammable veg- etation or buildings. A com- mon cause of bark mulch fires is discarded cigarettes or other burning material. Bark mulch can smolder for hours before spreading to other combustibles. 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