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MCLB Barstow firefighter joins battle during record California fire season October 29, 2020 — A firefighter from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow’s Fire and Emergency Services has been working one of the largest fires currently burning in California this fire season. “Firefighter Kevin Crandell is currently assigned to work the Lake Napa Unit Lightning Complex,” Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Tworek said. “He has been there since August 22 and is due back this week.” When the term “complex” is added to a fire, that means that two or more fires in the same general area are under the same incident command, Tworek stated... MORE

U.S. Marines work with civilian firefighters to put out a fire on a mobile aircraft firefighting trainer at the San Diego International Airport. July 14, 2020 — U.S. Marines with Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, conducted mobile aircraft fire fighting training alongside San Diego County firefighters at the San Diego International Airport in San Diego California, July 10. The Marine and local firefighters both need training and certifications to be able to perform the emergency and non-emergency events that occur on a daily basis. “This training exercise is for our folks to get the basic skills that they need to be able to handle the emergency instances down at Lindbergh Field,” said Colin Stowell, the fire chief with San Diego Fire-Rescue... MORE

The Corps’ new fire truck is rolling toward FOC April 9, 2019 — Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fight Marines are getting a modernized rig—their first in over 30 years. The P-19R ARFF will be the principal firefighting and crash response vehicle for the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and will be able to support all operations where the MAGTF is employed. MORE

3rd MAW supports firefighting operations at Camp Pendleton July 11, 2018 — Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 39 quickly took action when a large brush fire broke out at Camp Pendleton just before noon on July 6, forcing the evacuation of Lake O'Neil, Wounded Warrior Regiment and Deluz Housing. MORE

Wildland Firefighting Exercise 2016 May 5, 2016 — Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California hosted the Wild Land Fire Fighting Exercise 2016 at Las MORE

Aircraft Rescue, Fire Fighting ensures airfield personnel saftey March 14, 2016 — Bright yellow trucks rush to the scene of an aircraft that took a hard landing on the flight line MORE