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

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

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 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.

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

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?

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.

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.

A group of 15 Oregon firefighting strike teams have been mobilized to battle LA fires and protect California communities.

The California-based burger chain began opening restaurants in Oregon in 2015 and has locations in Keizer, Medford, Grants Pass and Roseburg. In-N-Out Burger was first opened in Los Angeles by Harry and Esther Snyder in 1948 and has since built a dedicated following of loyal customers. The chain has locations in multiple states across the U.S.

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.

Central Douglas Fire & Rescue and the Oregon State Fire Marshal is providing an update on local firefighters sent to help with the Los Angeles-area wildfires.La