Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District

Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District is a not-for-profit emergency response organization based in Sweet Home, Oregon that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient for wildfire mitigation, emergency preparedness, and firefighter staffing activities from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

The district operates exclusively in the federal grant space, with no contract or indefinite-delivery vehicle participation. Seven of its eight recent federal awards are prime grants totaling $10.3 million combined obligated dollars; one sub-award comes from the Oregon Health Authority under a Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response HPP R2 grant received in September 2024.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency dominates the district's federal footprint, accounting for six awards across two grant programs. Under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044), the district received $432,554 in September 2022, $170,515 in July 2024, and $133,200 in September 2025 to procure firefighting equipment, personal protective equipment, and emergency response resources. Under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program (CFDA 97.083), the district received $186,113 in March 2022 and $281,117 in November 2023 to enhance staffing levels and deployment capabilities. The district's most recent and largest award is an $8.71 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 6—Pacific Northwest Region, awarded February 12, 2026, under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA 10.720). This grant, extending through December 31, 2030, funds hazardous fuel reduction activities, community education and outreach, and enhanced wildfire preparedness measures aligned with the district's existing Community Wildfire Protection Plans to mitigate wildfire risk in Oregon's wildland-urban interface.

Recent annual activity shows one to two awards per year between 2022 and 2026. One award (the AFG grant from July 2024) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete opportunity. Across its prime grant portfolio, the district delivers firefighting equipment procurement, emergency response training and staffing support, and wildfire mitigation and community preparedness programming to rural Oregon communities within its service jurisdiction.