Story by Sgt. Brianne Roudebush | California National Guard Primary | 02.15.2017
As the situation at the Oroville Dam spillway continues to change, ranking officials from CalOES, the Department of Water Resources, the American Red Cross, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the California Highway Patrol, the California National Guard and numerous other agencies come together to coordinate efforts and resources....
Story by Sgt. Ian Kummer | California National Guard Primary | 08.10.2014
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter thunders across the sky. The helicopter, towing a giant water bucket underneath, veers about for a landing at a makeshift landing zone in a grassy field. A blood-red sun is setting, almost obscured by billowing plumes of smoke on the horizon. The day's flights are almost over — but there is still much work to be done....
Story by Cpl. Michelle Piehl | Marine Corps Air Station Miramar | 05.19.2014
Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, in cooperation with CALFIRE and other supporting agencies, provided aerial support and personnel to assist with firefighting efforts during the San Diego county wildfires, May 14-17. A number of devastating wildfires started throughout San Diego County from Santa Ana winds, drought and unseasonably high temperatures, which forced the evacuation of......
Courtesy Story | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 05.14.2014
U.S. Marines and aircraft with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and fire crews on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., responded to wildfires ablaze in southern California May 14....
Story by Senior Airman Jessica Green | California National Guard Primary | 08.17.2012
With more than 210,000 acres of the state burnt or ablaze, California National Guard (CNG) personnel continue to join forces with the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) to assist in efforts to extinguish fires....
