An Oregon couple faces charges for allegedly impersonating firefighters and trying to enter an evacuation zone in Los Angeles County on Friday.
The 15 Oregon strike teams mobilized by the Oregon state fire marshal to help with the wildfires in the Los Angeles area arrived Thursday. Eleven of the strike teams began their work Friday morning. Those 300 firefighters and 75 engines are assigned to the Palisades Fire,
He added that by the time the false claims started spreading, "the Oregon firefighting teams were already in the Los Angeles area battling the blazes." State officials and the Federal Emergency ...
The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is sending 12 strike teams to southern California to help battle wind-driven wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.
The firefighters in the “strike teams” were drawn from all over Oregon, including Clackamas and Multnomah counties. The state fire marshal said the number of firefighters sent to California makes the out-of-state deployment one of Oregon’s largest ever.
Fifteen Oregon strike teams have arrived in Southern California to assist in combating the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The teams, consisting of 300 firef
California’s explosive and destructive wildfires are teaching Oregon how to respond if a similar event happens in the Pacific Northwest. A man was arrested and accused of driving under the ...
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Oregon firefighters deployed to help battle the Los Angeles area wildfires rescued an injured man Friday as they worked to put out hotspots in areas unreachable by fire trucks.
Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any 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.