A firefighter with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department ignites dry vegetation with a drip torch during a prescribed burn in the 52 Area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2021. Over two days, CPFD burned a total of 120 acres. CPFD conducts prescribed burns as a preventative measure to reduce the risk of large wildland fires. Each year, CPFD and partnering agencies cut over 200 acres of firebreaks and burn thousands of acres to help prevent fires aboard the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels) - A firefighter with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department ignites dry vegetation with a drip torch during a prescribed burn in the 52 Area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 15, 2021. Over two days, CPFD burned a total of 120 acres. CPFD conducts prescribed burns as a preventative measure to reduce the risk of large wildland fires. Each year, CPFD and partnering agencies cut over 200 acres of firebreaks and burn thousands of acres to help prevent fires aboard the base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)
A San Diego Sheriff Bell 205 A1 fire and rescue helicopter drops water in an effort to extinguish the Creek Fire aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 24, 2020. Camp Pendleton Fire Department and Cal Fire San Diego are in a unified command to battle the 3,000 acre fire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts) - A San Diego Sheriff Bell 205 A1 fire and rescue helicopter drops water in an effort to extinguish the Creek Fire aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 24, 2020. Camp Pendleton Fire Department and Cal Fire San Diego are in a unified command to battle the 3,000 acre fire. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)
Photo of the Mountain Fire from the viewpoint of Coleville Military Housing. Photo courtesy of LT Brian Masneri, Public Works Officer for MCMWTC. - Photo of the Mountain Fire from the viewpoint of Coleville Military Housing. Photo courtesy of LT Brian Masneri, Public Works Officer for MCMWTC.
Staff Sgt. Brian Dinning monitors the firebucket as it fills with water during the 6th annual aerial Wild Land Fire Fighting exercise here May 9. Dinning is a crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron-164 with the air station here. - Staff Sgt. Brian Dinning monitors the firebucket as it fills with water during the 6th annual aerial Wild Land Fire Fighting exercise here May 9. Dinning is a crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron-164 with the air station here.
Garrison Rios rushed past two competitors during the 23-mile course in the Hell Fire Fat Tire Bike Race here March 23. - Garrison Rios rushed past two competitors during the 23-mile course in the Hell Fire Fat Tire Bike Race here March 23.
An instructor during this year's wild land fire training exercise starts a small controlled burn to help fire fighters from all across San Diego prepare for fires that might occur on Camp Pendleton, June 15. The base's fire department reacts to more than 300 wild fires aboard the base annually, making continuous training and team building exercises crucial. - An instructor during this year's wild land fire training exercise starts a small controlled burn to help fire fighters from all across San Diego prepare for fires that might occur on Camp Pendleton, June 15. The base's fire department reacts to more than 300 wild fires aboard the base annually, making continuous training and team building exercises crucial.