Marine Corps Installations West

Jeff Cunliffe-Owen, the assistant fire chief and wildland coordinator for the Camp Pendleton Fire Department, speaks on the various ways prescribed burns help the environment and prevent wildland fires on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 21, 2020. The firefighters of CPFD cut firebreaks, light prescribed burns and train with firefighters from around Southern California each year in preparation for the fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

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)

Members of the Camp Pendleton Fire Department and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection talk about cutting firebreaks during heavy equipment interagency safety training on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2020. The HEIS training is an annual event that helps different fire agencies build firebreaks and polish their skills to prevent and fight fires. From April 20 to May 1, firefighters from multiple agencies trained to use heavy equipment to cut approximately 60 miles of firebreaks on Camp Pendleton in preparation for this year’s fire season. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard)

U.S. Marines and civilians with Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, outline the precautions they have taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 3, 2020. First responders and security personnel implemented these precautions to keep Marines, sailors and families on Camp Pendleton safe. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Stephen Beard and Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde)

The Department of the Navy has released guidance for service members and their families to avoid contracting the coronavirus. For more information, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. (U.S. Marine Corps motion graphic by Lance Cpl. Angela Wilcox)