Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.

An Oregon couple faces charges for allegedly impersonating firefighters and trying to enter an evacuation zone in Los Angeles County on Friday.

Crews from neighboring states are helping California fight the Los Angeles area fires, and officials say regulations are not holding them up.

Dozens of fire-fighting vehicles from Oregon were turned away from helping to fight L.A. wildfires in January 2025 because they didn't meet California’s smog-certification standards. Rating: False (About this rating?

Everyone from Governor Gavin Newsom to fire officials in California and Oregon have been fighting online misinformation about the wildfires.

Fire trucks traveling from Oregon and other states to help fight the California wildfires were stopped for routine 15-minute safety checks, not emissions testing.

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.

Oregon firefighters are playing a crucial role in Southern California, where last weekend, a heroic rescue by two Oregon firefighters saved the lives of an elderly couple trapped by the Palisades Fire.

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California is smoldering after sending plumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere.

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. The rumors have spread across social media in recent days, filling up X timelines and Facebook comment sections.

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A Jan. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims California prevented some out-of-state fire engines from coming into the state to help fight its deadly wildfires. “Oregon sent 60 fire ...