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.

Ken Pimlott, the chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire), takes a moment to thank Brig. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, the commanding general of MCI-West, and all those who participated in making this years Wild land Firefighting Exercise a success, May 10. - Ken Pimlott, the chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire), takes a moment to thank Brig. Gen. Vincent A. Coglianese, the commanding general of MCI-West, and all those who participated in making this years Wild land Firefighting Exercise a success, May 10.