The fire burned more than 4,200 acres west of Fallbrook, California
Continue readingFresno firefighters surrounded by fire at Camp Pendleton
Some firefighters from the Fresno Fire Department (California) had a little too much excitement while fighting fire at Camp Pendleton recently. As far as we know there were no injuries.
Post by Ken Mehrmann.
Photos from the Marines during their fire fight
When Marines are involved in a fire fight, it usually means bullets, not flames, are in the air. There have been at least 22 military aircraft available for fighting the wildfires in southern California over the last five days, from Camp Pendleton and the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar. The latter has an official Twitter account where we found these photos:
#3rdMAW aircraft will be in the air again today supporting @CAL_FIRE & #CampPendletonFire. @USMC pic.twitter.com/5N6Sp2Z5uZ
— MCAS Miramar, 3rdMAW (@MCASMiramarCA) May 17, 2014
#3rdMAW is thankful to have clearer skies today in #SanDiego. Thanks @jtorigoe 4 the great pic. @CNN @USMC #avgeek pic.twitter.com/B68W2s7I7w — MCAS Miramar, 3rdMAW (@MCASMiramarCA) May 18, 2014
#SuperHuey crew surveying #CampPendleton this afternoon. We are thankful the skies were clearer than b4. #3rdMAW pic.twitter.com/0bEM39xFge
— MCAS Miramar, 3rdMAW (@MCASMiramarCA) May 18, 2014
A pair of #3rdMAW #CH46Es surveying scorched portions of #CampPendleton this afternoon. #SanDiegoFire @USMC pic.twitter.com/Qw3vaDX9nX — MCAS Miramar, 3rdMAW (@MCASMiramarCA) May 18, 2014
Update on San Diego County fires
(Originally published at 12:03 a.m. PDT, May 18, updated at 10:12 a.m. PDT, May 18, 2014)
Camp Pendleton Fires
The most recent fire to break out at Camp Pendleton has gone by three names, Combat Fire, Talega Fire, but the latest name is San Mateo Fire. It has burned 1,500 acres in the northwest corner of the base and is listed at 55 percent contained.
The Tomahawk Fire is listed at 6,500 acres with 93 percent containment. The Las Pulgas Fire has burned 15,000 acres and is 42 percent contained.
San Diego County reports that all evacuations have been lifted at Camp Pendleton.
Cocos Fire in San Marcos
The Cocos and Highway Fires are being managed as the San Diego Complex by a CAL FIRE Incident Management Team. CAL FIRE reports the Highway Fire is 100 percent contained at 380 acres, while the Cocos Fire has blackened 1,995 acres (it keeps shrinking), is 85 percent contained, and eight structures have burned.
Other fires in San Diego County
The Poinsettia and Bernardo Fires are 100 percent contained.
Amazing what a difference 24hrs makes…#CampPendletonFire #SanDiegoFire #CocosFire #SanMarcosFire #3rdMAW @USMCnews pic.twitter.com/nlL3DVTiYj
— MCAS Miramar, 3rdMAW (@MCASMiramarCA) May 18, 2014
More photos taken from military helicopters are at Fire Aviation.