A fire on Camp Pendleton threatens a building near the San Luis Rey gate Oct. 24. This is one of the four fires aboard Camp Pendleton covering 10,105 acres. Firefighters are suppresing the blazes with helicopter support and reverse fire operations which are controlled intentional burning to prevent the spread of the fires.
A Camp Pendleton firefighter watches a CH-53 Sea Stallion drop water on a fire that broke out on the southeast side of the base Wednesday afternoon near the San Luis Rey Gate. Firefighters were able to divert the blaze away from housing units. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nathaniel Sapp)
Camp Pendleton firefighters work to contain the blaze that broke out on the southeast side of the base near the San Luis Rey Gate Wednesday afternoon. The firefighters were able to push the inferno away from military buildings and housing. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Cpl. Nathaniel Sapp)
