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Camp Pendleton Fire Department hosts Wildland Fire School - Firefighters from numerous Southern California firefighting agencies participate in the annual Wildland Fire School on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 3, 2019. The training is hosted by the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to strengthen partnerships with the surrounding agencies and to perform prescribed burns on the installation training areas in preparation for the upcoming fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabino Perez)

Turn up the heat: Camp Pendleton Fire Department hosts Wildland Fire School

Camp Pendleton’s 125,000 acres of land consists of housing, Navy and Marine Corps facilities and vast training areas with open terrain. This unique space is prime for training warfighters and, coincidentally, firefighters. The annual Wildland Fire School began June 3, 2019, on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton. Numerous federal and local

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Pendleton Complex fires burn more than 1,600 acres - Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department combat a fire in the Santa Margarita/De Luz Housing area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 6, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon)

Camp Pendleton Fire Department prepares for fire season

Preserving and maintaining Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton’s more than 125,000 acres of land is a year-round effort for the Marines and firefighters of the installation. Annual exercises and training programs take place at MCB Camp Pendleton in preparation for the 2019 fire season.The higher-than-average levels of rainfall in Southern

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