Couple with fake fire truck busted at LA fire precinct: Sheriff

Los Angeles authorities say a couple has been arrested for impersonating firefighters after they attempted to enter an evacuation zone in a nearby fake fire truck. Palisades Fire Area.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested for entering an evacuation zone while posing as firefighters, Fox News Digital confirmed.

Authorities said an LAPD patrol unit drove through the Palisades Fire area with fire personnel and saw a fire truck that did not appear to be legal.

Officers approached deputies and told them that the individuals in the fake fire truck were trying to enter the evacuation zone.

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said two men from Oregon were arrested for pretending to be firefighters near the Palisades Fire. (Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept./AP Photo/Jae C. Hong/AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Officials who approached the truck said that the deputies saw both suspects sitting in it.

The passengers claimed to be from the Raging River Fire Department in Oregon. However, the deputies learned that the office was not legitimate and that the truck was purchased at an auction.

The fire engine was stopped by the authorities.

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Both passengers were wearing CAL-Fire shirts under their pocket tools and had helmets and radios, authorities said.

The couple admitted to the deputies that they entered the evacuation zone.

Authorities discovered that Dustin Nehl had a criminal history In Oregonincluding criminal trespass and arson.

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The “Palisades Fire” near the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 11, 2025. (Taifun Coshkun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Investigators will present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for review on Tuesday.

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About 29 people as of January 12 they were arrested In connection with the criminal activity related to the wildfires in Los Angeles that continues to this day.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said 25 of those arrested were in the Eaton fire area, and four others were from the Palisades fire evacuation zone.

Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.