Firefighters from Oregon helped battle a new fire in southern California on Tuesday. The “Lilac Fire” started early Tuesday morning near the Bonsall area in San Diego County. The fire prompted evacuations for those in the area.
Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.
Oregon firefighting strike teams are approaching the end of a 14-day deployment in Southern California to fight wildfires that have scorched the Los Angeles area.
Oregon strike teams from Linn and Clackamas county's assisted with a new fire that popped up Southern California; according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OS
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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Fires in Southern California are ravaging communities, requiring the help from outside agencies, but misinformation has led many astray with what’s really happening.
As raging fires battered Los Angeles County in early 2025, critics put a spotlight on the US state of California's environmental policies, seeking to blame water conservation programs to help endangered fish or truck emission regulations.
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.
It will be the first overcrossing built to reduce wildlife and vehicle collisions along I-5, which spans nearly 1,400 miles from the Washington-Canada border to the California-Mexico border.
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.