LA wildfires: Surveillance video captures suspects stealing fire equipment during disaster response

Federal investigators are searching for the suspects, caught connected surveillance footage, allegedly stealing occurrence equipment from a U.S. Forest Service onslaught squad during a Southern California windstorm event. 

U.S. Forest Service officials accidental the incidental happened connected Friday, January 17, astir 3 a.m., erstwhile thieves targeted firefighters from a onslaught squad who were responding to a "high upwind event," successful Rancho Cucamonga, a San Bernardino County city astir 40 miles eastbound of Los Angeles.

The squad had parked their motor down a Hilton Hotel erstwhile surveillance cameras caught 2 antheral suspects propulsion up adjacent to the motor and "forcibly open" 3 locked compartments of the motor and removed indispensable occurrence equipment, the bureau said successful statement. 

The 2 antheral suspects were past seen fleeing with the instrumentality successful a reddish two-door Jeep Wrangler with a achromatic brushed top, tan seats and a partially disposable California licence sheet starting with the fig "6".

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Authorities are searching for 2 men who allegedly broke into a locked U.S. Forest Service occurrence motor and stole instrumentality from crews who were stationed successful the Inland Empire past week.  (U.S. Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest)

Officials described the archetypal suspect, who was carrying the bolt cutters, arsenic a antheral who was betwixt 5-foot-7 and 6-feet gangly with a "large physique and a bladed mustache." He was past seen wearing a achromatic knit hat, a reddish overgarment with yellowish trim connected the shoulders and sides and bluish pants. 

The 2nd fishy is described by officials arsenic a man, believed to beryllium astir 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-10 with a "husky build." He was past seen wearing a bluish shot headdress with an chartless achromatic logo, a bluish agelong sleeve garment and baggy jeans. 

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Anyone with accusation astir this incidental is urged to interaction USFS Law Enforcement Officer Tyler Smith by email at tyler.smith2@usda.gov, oregon interaction the Federal Interagency Communications Center astatine 909-383-5653.

The theft comes arsenic Southern California continues to conflict devastating fires and aggravated winds. 

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A idiosyncratic arrested for impersonating a firefighter successful the Palisades Fire evacuation area. He and different idiosyncratic were spotted connected mopeds successful the evacuation zone. (Eric Fox/ Fox First On Scene Photography)

Authorities person made respective arrests successful caller weeks of individuals who person impersonated firefighters oregon pretending to beryllium members of the media to participate a occurrence zone.

"These arrests underscore the spot of our concern with LASD arsenic we enactment unneurotic to unafraid and support the communities affected by the wildfires," CHP said successful a erstwhile statement.

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"Criminal activities specified arsenic unlawful introduction into evacuation zones, forging property passes, and looting volition not beryllium tolerated." 

Fox News' Mollie Markowitz contributed to this report.