Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.
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.
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.
Flight Aware data for Flight 777 showed the Boeing 737 MAX 8 departed from Sacramento International Airport at 7:46 p.m.
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 ...
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.
When Oregon sent help for California's wildfires, rumors flew. Now fire officials are setting the record straight about what really happened.
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.
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.
Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized 12 strike teams made up of 240 firefighters and 60 engines to assist in fighting the wildfires in California, which has seen over 1,000 destroyed structures