Anonymous ID: 4a21d3 Aug. 2, 2022, 4:40 p.m. No.16951544   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Siskiyou County Sheriffโ€™s Office is in Yreka, California.

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MEDIA ACCESS BEHIND FIRE LINES

On Monday, August 1, 2022, Siskiyou County Sheriff Deputies contacted members of the MEDIA who were on private property inside the burn area of the #McKinneyFire. Additionally, the media crew had escorted a citizen into the evacuation zone in their vehicle, an unlawful abuse of press privileges.

This was a home in which investigators and search teams had not yet processed. One of the deceased persons was later confirmed to be on this property that media had disturbed. Further, the media televised the information prior to law enforcement properly processing the scene and notifying the family.

This is unacceptable and disrespectful to fire victims and their families and will NOT be tolerated.

๐˜พ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™– ๐™‹๐™š๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™™๐™š 409.5(๐™™) grants legitimate press unlimited access to scenes of disaster, riot, or civil disturbance. It excludes CRIME SCENES or areas being treated as such. It further excludes media from entering locations that interfere with incident operations.

As a reminder, law enforcement will be checking identification of ALL individuals asserting to be members of the media at the various road blocks guarding the evacuation zone.

Because the cause and origin of the fire are still under investigation, the area affected by the McKinney Fire is being treated as a CRIME SCENE to secure and preserve the area for investigators and protect any potential evidence.

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U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services Yreka Police Department

 

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