According to Oregon and California’s fire departments, trucks were stopped in Davis, California, just outside Sacramento, for maintenance and safety checks, and those trucks continued onward. Photos and news coverage confirm that trucks from other states were assisting firefighters in Los Angeles.
Misinformation about Oregon fire trucks being denied entry into California to fight wildfires has been debunked by The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California’s firefighting agency did not reject firetrucks sent from Oregon to help with the Los Angeles fires, contrary to online posts saying the vehicles were not deployed because they didn’t meet California’s strict emissions standards.
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue burning in the Los Angeles area that left parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal's office said that two strike teams head north Thursday, with others soon to follow.
"Out-of-state fire trucks take part in 15 minute safety & equipment inspection to ensure no issues with the vehicle," the site read. "At the time of the original post, the Oregon firefighting teams were already in the Los Angeles area battling the blazes."
After Oregon sent 300 firefighters and 75 engines to help fight the LA fires this week, rumors began circulating that equipment and crews had been stopped for emissions testing.
Klamath Tribes Wildland Fire Department crews are helping Los Angeles County battle the Eaton and Palisades fires.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Oregon firefighters who journeyed to Los Angeles to assist with the response to the devastating wildfires that began earlier in January are headed home after a two-week deployment.
Two weeks after being sent to Southern California to deal with the Los Angeles fires, 17 of Oregon's 21 strike teams are heading home.
A false claim that Oregon fire trucks were turned away from fighting fires in LA because they didn't have emissions certificates for California has gone up in smoke.
Oregon has sent hundreds of firefighters, 75 fire engines and other equipment to help battle the blazes in Southern California. But social media posts falsely claim Oregon's firefighting vehicles were "being held in Sacramento for emissions testing.