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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)

CPFD and local agencies battle Creek Fire

Camp Pendleton Fire Department and Cal Fire worked together to fight the Creek Fire that blazed in Fallbrook and the installation beginning Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.

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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)

Courage under fire: Eleven year-old assists evacuation efforts during wildfire

For many children on any given day, completing simple chores after finishing their homework is the extent of their worries. On July 6, 2018, in a neighborhood aboard Camp Pendleton, one 11-year-old’s actions were anything but typical.On that day, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton experienced a series of wildfires including one threatening the South

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

CPDF supports partnered agencies in fighting historical fire

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department (CPFD) were called upon to assist with the state’s biggest fire in its history, the Mendocino Complex Fire, in Mendocino County, California. The CPFD joined numerous firefighting agencies, to include the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), U.S. Forest Service and

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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)

Camp Pendleton firefighter strives to make difference

“Every day is a regular day for us, but when we get a call, that could be the worst day of their life,” said Lt. Rusty Duke, a lieutenant with Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Fire Station #1.Duke, 37, from San Clemente, Calif., has experienced a lot in his 18 years as a firefighter. Starting from a humble beginning as a volunteer firefighter with

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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.