LOS ANGELES — Two Oregon residents were arrested Saturday after authorities caught them attempting to enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone while impersonating firefighters.
Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies discovered them operating a fire truck purchased at auction and claiming to represent the nonexistent “Roaring River Fire Department” in Oregon.
Deputies found both suspects wearing firefighter turnout gear and CAL Fire t-shirts, equipped with helmets and radios. The pair admitted to entering the evacuation zone the previous day, authorities said…