Couple who lost everything in 2020 wildfires thankful for new home from nonprofit

The Echo Mountain Fire near Lincoln City tore through Scott and Barb Benedict’s neighborhood, but now they have a new modular home right where the old one stood.

OTIS, Oregon — A Lincoln County couple are homeowners once again, and more than grateful a nonprofit that stepped up to give them hope following the historic wildfire season in 2020.

Scott and Barb Benedict’s home in Otis was wiped out when the Echo Mountain Fire tore through their neighborhood near Lincoln City, reducing parts of it to little more than some visible scars like a burnt-out stove.

“It was challenging at first; it was devastating.

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