After a two-week battle with the deadly wildfires burning in the greater Los Angeles area, Oregon’s firefighters are returning home.
Oregon's strike teams are returning home after assisting with Southern California wildfires, with 17 out of 21 teams set to leave. The largest deployment in state history aided in wildfire containment efforts.
Most of Oregon’s wildfire strike teams are heading back home after spending two weeks fighting the devastating fires in Southern California.
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.
Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.
Oregon is sending another wave of firefighters and water tenders to assist in battling the devastating fires raging across Southern California.
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.
They join more than 20 strike teams comprising at least 440 firefighters, 81 fire engines and 30 water tenders sent to California from the Oregon state fire marshal and Oregon Department of Forestry.
Hernandez and Comstock called for an ambulance and worked with another strike team to carry the man along the block road in a rescue basket. They also called the couple’s family to let them know the two were safe and then stayed at their home to put out hotspots.
Crews from neighboring states are helping California fight the Los Angeles area fires, and officials say regulations are not holding them up.
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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.