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Review of news events in Southern Oregon and Northern California week of July 7,2024.

The Shelly Fire in Siskiyou County’s Klamath National Forest has quickly grown, forcing evacuations.

Protestors have moved into another Bureau of Land Management project area in Southern Oregon after claiming their tree-sitting prevented construction of a logging road in April.

Since last August, Ashland’s evacuation task force has been working on developing better protocols for mass evacuations.

Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility’s decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm contributed to blazes whose smoke and soot damaged their grapes and reduced their harvest and sales.

The Medford City Council will vote Thursday on an ordinance to use $1.4 million in Department of Justice funding on new radio equipment for first responders and public works employees.

A wet spring earlier this year and recent rainfall have helped dampen ongoing fires in the region. But fire officials caution that danger still exists in the fall months, especially due to wind and human-caused fires.

To help counter their greenhouse gas pollution, Microsoft and other companies invested millions in a project to store more carbon in Southern Oregon trees. The 2021 Bootleg Fire upended that plan.

Allegations against Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products include that the Mill Fire was avoidable and caused by the company’s actions.

Wildland firefighters are always looking for new technology to make their jobs easier and safer. Firefighters are now using drones in their fight to protect communities.

A second wildland firefighter has been killed in Oregon this season.

Five individuals filed a lawsuit against the electric utility PacifiCorp this week. They claim the company’s equipment caused the McKinney Fire, which continues to burn near the Oregon-California border.