The Oregon state fire marshal on Sunday rejected misinformation saying firefighters were turned away in LA because of emissions testing for equipment.

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

A total of 15 strike teams from Oregon have arrived in Los Angeles after mobilizing on Wednesday. Crews completed the nearly 1,000-mile drive on Thursday, and will respond to the Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive in Los Angeles history.

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.

According to Oregon and California’s fire departments, trucks were stopped in Davis, California, just outside Sacramento, for maintenance and safety checks, and those trucks continued onward. Photos and news coverage confirm that trucks from other states were assisting firefighters in Los Angeles.

KATU News has been made aware of a post on a social media site claiming that the 60 fire engines from Oregon would not be allowed in California.

The video wasn't captured during the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles. It dates back to December 2017 when a wildfire spread across Ventura County, California. The image is fabricated and originated from the Instagram account of an artist who labeled it that way.

Oregon has sent hundreds of firefighters, 75 fire engines and other equipment to help battle the blazes in Southern California. But social media posts falsely claim Oregon's firefighting vehicles were "being held in Sacramento for emissions testing.

The owner and employees of a southern Oregon veterinary ... in the Los Angeles-area fires. Glen Winters and his family lost their veterinary hospital in the Almeda Fire in 2020.

Local fire crews are heading down to California to help with the Palisades Fire, which has killed two people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Los Angeles.

Thirteen hours away from Los Angeles, Central Oregon fire crews are among 18 Oregon strike teams heading south to join the fight.

After Oregon sent 300 firefighters and 75 engines to help fight the LA fires this week, rumors began circulating that equipment and crews had been stopped for emissions testing.