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.
After a two-week battle with the deadly wildfires burning in the greater Los Angeles area, Oregon’s firefighters are returning home.
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.
Two Oregon strike teams were assigned overnight to a new fire in Southern California. Strike Team 17 (Linn County) and Strike Team 18 (Clackamas County), both made up of water tenders, are working alongside California resources on the Lilac Fire near Bonsall in San Diego County.
Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.
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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.
Oregon is sending another wave of firefighters and water tenders to assist in battling the devastating fires raging across Southern California.
Crews from neighboring states are helping California fight the Los Angeles area fires, and officials say regulations are not holding them up.
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.
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