Welcome to Pendleton: MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department - Robert Fleisher, a lieutenant paramedic with the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Department, performs a function check on a fire engine's air brakes during the duty change over at MCB Camp Pendleton Fire Department Station Five on MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 1, 2019. The MCB Camp Pendleton firefighters operate on 48-hour shifts, and spend the first morning of their shift assessing and cleaning vehicles and equipment to ensure mission readiness. The fire department has 11 stations on the installation and over 100 firefighters to act as first responders in the event of a fire or emergency. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)

Firefighter David R. Lee, Camp Pendleton’s Fire and Emergency Services, retired Oct. 24, after 30 faithful years of service to Camp Pendleton as both a water treatment specialist and a firefighter. He stands in front of Station 4, where he started and finished his career as a fireman on Camp Pendleton. - Firefighter David R. Lee, Camp Pendleton’s Fire and Emergency Services, retired Oct. 24, after 30 faithful years of service to Camp Pendleton as both a water treatment specialist and a firefighter. He stands in front of Station 4, where he started and finished his career as a fireman on Camp Pendleton.