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CPFD hosts partner agencies for structural firefighting exercise - A firefighter with the San Marcos Fire Department signals to another firefighter to climb up a ladder during a joint structural firefighting exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 28, 2020. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department regularly hosts a variety of training exercises to strengthen their partnerships and cohesion with fire departments from surrounding communities in preparation for the annual wildfire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Camp Pendleton Fire Department saves First Sergeant's Hill - Combined military and civilian efforts consisting of various U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and CAL Fire aircraft provide aerial support to extinguish the Tomahawk Fire on Naval Weapons Station Fallbrook and Camp Pendleton, Calif., 16 May, 2014. The Tomahawk Fire has burned 6,500 acres and is one of several fires that spread aboard Camp Pendleton this week. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steve Lopez/MCIW-MCB CamPen COMCAM/Released)

Courage under fire: Eleven year-old assists evacuation efforts during wildfire - Eleven year-old Gavin Zeek (center) and his family pose for a photo at the National Night Out event at the De Luz Community Center at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 2, 2018. During the event, Gavin was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Camp Pendleton Fire Department for assisting his friends and neighbors in evacuating from the South De Luz Housing area during the Pendleton Complex Fire on July 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

CPDF supports partnered agencies in fighting historical fire - Nevada and California National Guard assists with Mendocino Complex wildfire.

Camp Pendleton firefighter strives to make difference - Rusty Duke, right, a lieutenant with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Station #1, leads a morning meeting at Fire Station #1, MCB Camp Pendleton, California, June 15, 2018. Duke has been a firefighter for 18 years, protecting local communities from hundreds of fires and leading junior firefighters. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas)

Kimberly Lightley - On July 6, 1994, Kimberly Lightley (pictured) and nineteen of her fellow firefighters from the Oregon-based Prineville Hotshots responded to a blaze known as the South Canyon Wildfire in Colorado. By the end of the day, nine of them had lost their lives. Now a Critical Incident Specialist with the United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management, Ms. Lightley tells the story of that day to organizations around the country as a reminder of the serious nature of a firefighter’s job and the training it requires. Furthermore, the experience allows her to give her audience a first-hand account of stress management while encountering extreme situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Desiree King)

Firefighters with Camp Pendleton Fire Department draw symbols on Kaden Rivera's, 6, right, glove balloon during the luncheon in his honor at Fire Station 8 on Camp Pendleton, Aug. 18. Rivera also explored the inside of the ambulance that transported him to the hospital. - Firefighters with Camp Pendleton Fire Department draw symbols on Kaden Rivera's, 6, right, glove balloon during the luncheon in his honor at Fire Station 8 on Camp Pendleton, Aug. 18. Rivera also explored the inside of the ambulance that transported him to the hospital.