Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.
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"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."
The Oregon state fire marshal took to social media this week to dispel rumors circulating online about its firefighters being turned away from helping battle the wildfires in Southern California ...
KATU News has been made aware of a post on a social media site claiming that the 60 fire engines from Oregon would not be allowed in California.
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.
When Oregon sent help for California's wildfires, rumors flew. Now fire officials are setting the record straight about what really happened.
Three hundred Oregon firefighters are in southern California working to battle the flames that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 11 people.
Online claims that firefighters were held up in Sacramento for emissions testing on their way to fight the blazes in Los Angeles are false, according to Oregon and California officials.
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.
A group of 15 Oregon firefighting strike teams have been mobilized to battle LA fires and protect California communities.
Lillian Arielle Markowitz, 40, of Portland, Oregon, owned three San Diego businesses “through which she marketed herself as a surrogacy consultant to those seeking to realize their dreams of becoming surrogate parents,” federal prosecutors said.