Deputies say that the two claimed to be members of the "Roaring River Fire Department" in Oregon and that the firetruck they were driving was purchased through an auction.

A couple from Oregon has been charged with impersonating Los Angeles County firefighters while trying to enter a wildfire evacuation zone in Malibu, prosecutors said Friday.

The alleged suspects, identified as a 31-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman, wore turnout gear and had helmets and radios, officials said.

The Los Angles County Sheriff's Department said the couple were wearing CAL-Fire T-shirts under their gear, which included helmets and radios.

LOS ANGELES — Two suspects from Oregon are under arrest on suspicion of impersonating firefighters at the Palisades Fire. On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau investigators got a call about two suspects possibly impersonating firefighters.

Los Angeles deputies arrest Oregonians in fake fire truck claiming to be firefighters; suspect had prior arson conviction.

Convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife, Jenni Nehl, 44, who studies weather, were hit with misdemeanor charges including impersonating firefighters

The couple was found in an older model fire truck with the name "Roaring River Fire" painted on the front. The department, according to Oregon authorities, does not exist.

An Oregon couple went to the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles with a fire truck that may have been previously used by a Northern California fire department before it was decommissioned and auctioned

Two people from Oregon were arrested for posing as firefighters in the Pacific Palisades area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A Los Angeles Police Department unit was patrolling through the evacuation zones on Saturday,

January 20, 2025 – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on Saturday ... The occupants claimed to be from “Roaring River Fire Department” in Oregon. Upon further investigation, the deputies learned that the department ...

Fugitive Josephine Sunshine Overaker's alleged eco-terror cell "The Family" has been linked to more than two dozen arson attacks from 1996 to 2001.