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Resident promotes new land-management company hiring local firefighters

Westfir City Council · January 5, 2026
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Summary

Karmen Hanel, a Westfir resident, described a newly founded land-management company that hires local firefighters for land clearing, holds Forest Service contracts through South Willamette Solutions, and is marketing services to the public.

During citizen concerns, resident Karmen Hanel described a recently founded land-management company that hires local firefighters to perform land-clearing work. Hanel said the company holds Forest Service contracts through South Willamette Solutions and is actively marketing its services to residents.

Hanel presented the company as a local business opportunity that leverages contracts with federal agencies and local firefighter crews. The Council did not take action on the item, which was presented as a citizen information item rather than an agenda proposal.