The Las Pulgas Fire burns behind the Marine Corps Air Station at Camp Pendleton, Calif., 16 May, 2014. The Las Pulgas Wildfire on Camp Pendleton has burned more than 15,000 acres and is the largest fire in San Diego County history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan Johnson/MCIW-MCB CamPen COMCAM/Released) - The Las Pulgas Fire burns behind the Marine Corps Air Station at Camp Pendleton, Calif., 16 May, 2014. The Las Pulgas Wildfire on Camp Pendleton has burned more than 15,000 acres and is the largest fire in San Diego County history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ethan Johnson/MCIW-MCB CamPen COMCAM/Released)
Why are some vegetation fires allowed to burn? - A fire burns at Ranges 108 and 109 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2019. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department encounters several wildfires each year, some of which they will let burn in order to prevent larger fires in the future. The firefighters will also avoid fighting a fire if there's a potential for unexploded ordnance to be in the area, and will instead monitor the blaze until it goes out. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)
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)
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)
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)
CPDF supports partnered agencies in fighting historical fire - Nevada and California National Guard assists with Mendocino Complex wildfire.
To train and protect: Camp Pendleton balances training with maintaining the environment - Camp Pendleton Fire Department, CAL Fire, and Orange County firefighters excavate fire breaks along the highway during joint operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 30, 2018. The goal was to establish 38 miles of a total of 164 miles of firebreaks used to keep fires from leaving the installation and damaging property on and off base for the rest of the fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)
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)
Annual fire preparedness measures underway at Camp Pendleton - Firefighter Mark Williams, Station 4, Camp Pendleton Fire Department, douses a simulated fire while conducting wild land fire refresher training 130 (WRT) at a mutual threat zone, April 16, 2018. The annual training, held every spring, revolves around a simulated wildfire that firefighters must work together to contain. After the drill, participants discussed which elements went well as well as areas for improvement to ensure readiness for the upcoming fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)
Pendleton first responders awarded for lifesaving efforts - U. S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton presented seven firefighters and paramedics with a lifesaving award on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 19, 2017. Chief Jeff Moore, Captain David Lewis, Engineer Tom Klein, FireFighter Justin Myers and Firefighter and Paramedics Steve Chavez, Justin Myers, Chris Braun and Lou Santos were awarded for their actions in saving Leeanne Ericson, who was attacked by a shark in April 2017. (Courtesy photo)