Marine Corps Installations West

The animation shows basic safety tips about how to prevent fires from burning out of control, and preventing wildfires. This motion graphic was created on May 15, 2023, at Communication Strategy and Operations, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. The animation is a product in support of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s initiative to encourage Marines to make safe decisions during fire related activities. (U.S. Marine Corps motion graphic created by LCpl. Alicia Childs)

Firefighters with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department, along with partner agencies from the surrounding community, battled three fires this week that burned over 8,000 acres in the impact zones and training areas on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Dylan Chagnon and Lance Cpl. Melissa Ugalde)

Chris Hubmer, the deputy chief of operations for the Camp Pendleton Fire Department, speaks on the various ways the CPFD for the 2020 fire season on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, June 12, 2020. The firefighters of CPFD cut firebreaks, light prescribed burns and train with firefighters from around Southern California each year in preparation for the summer fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anthony Alvarez)

Summer is here aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, which also means it is the height of wildfire season. The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is well equipped to handle wildfires. In 2019, Camp Pendleton had a total of 101 fires that burned approximately 4,533 acres. As summer begins, it is everyone’s responsibility to help prevent fires this summer. For more information, visit pendleton.marines.mil/wildland-fires/. (U.S. Marine Corps motion graphic by Lance Cpl. Angela Wilcox)

Deputy Fire Chief Christopher Humber of Camp Pendleton Fire and Emergency Services discusses the role of firefighters during times of increased fire risk and how to assist in the prevention of fires on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 6th, 2017. The Fire Danger Rating has been increased due to a Santa Ana Wind event occurring in the region, which significantly increases the risk of fires igniting and spreading.