Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife, 44-year-old Jennifer Nehl — who was with him — were arrested on suspicion of impersonating firefighters and unauthorized entry of an evacuation zone, Los Angeles County

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.

Two people were arrested in Pacific Palisades Saturday for allegedly using a firetruck bought at an auction to impersonate firefighters at a checkpoint reserved for crews responding to the deadly Palisades Fire.

Two people were arrested on suspicion of dressing up as firefighters and trying to enter a Palisades fire evacuation zone in their own phony fire truck, authorities said Sunday.

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 11 days. A crew of 5,478 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 43% of the fire by Saturday afternoon. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

Jan. 8, 1:25 p.m. PST The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—exploded to 15,832 acres, according to Cal Fire, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon.

Arrests near wildfire zones in Los Angeles continue to increase as more National Guard members have been deployed to the region.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.

The deadly Palisades Fire was 27% contained Friday as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze.

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.