Camp Pendleton is hosting over 20 local, state, and federal agencies and departments as part of its 2019 Interagency Fire School. Over 300 firefighters from across California will be able to practice skills on actual fires such as: fighting wildland fires, conducting backburns and calling in aviation support from a CAL FIRE helicopter.
Significant wildland fires throughout San Diego County in October of 2007 lead officials to seek a partnership between military and civilian aviation and... read more
Camp Pendleton is hosting over 20 local, state, and federal agencies and departments as part of its 2019 Interagency Fire School. Over 300 firefighters from across California will be able to practice skills on actual fires such as: fighting wildland fires, conducting backburns and calling in aviation support from a CAL FIRE helicopter.
Significant wildland fires throughout San Diego County in October of 2007 lead officials to seek a partnership between military and civilian aviation and firefighting assets to better manage crisis aboard regional military installations and in the surrounding communities. Since then, Camp Pendleton security and safety agencies, and local departments have been working together to streamline response and integrated communication efforts to provide ready, trained and certified military and civilian resources to combat wildland fires in the region. show less
