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Supporting
today's fight...Preparing for tomorrow's future
Southern California Wildfires
Fire Updates:
1515 October 30,2007
There are no further updates at this time.
1030 October 28, 2007
Camp Pendleton officials announced today the Horno Fire, is 100% contained,
has burned a total of 21,084 acres and no longer poses a threat to the
base.
1645 October 27, 2007
The Horno Fire is 21,084 acres and 90 percent contained.
0040 October 27, 2007
At 10:30 p.m., Marine Corps officials received reports of a fire in the 31 Area. A firefighting truck arrived on the scene shortly thereafter and had extinguished the fire by 11:30 p.m.
The fire, which measured 50 feet by 50 feet, never posed a threat to
any structures or personnel.
0624 October 26, 2007
The Horno Fire is 20,000 acres and 80 percent contained.
0719 October 25, 2007
Horno fire is 17,000 acres and 40-50 % contained.
The fire has two heads- one north bound tied into Basilone Rd and the other south bound tied into Canyon Rd. Las Flores (41 Area) relocated and back-fire ops started along Canyon Rd to Basilone Rd. Back-fire ops are also being conducted on the northern head from San Onofre (51 Area) to SOI (52 Area) to Camp Horno (53 Area) to tie northern burned area to build containment.
The Wilcox Fire and San Luis Rey Fires are 100% contained
1449 October 24, 2007
Camp Pendleton fire officials have announced they
are fighting a new fire in southeastern Camp Pendleton near the San Luis
Rey
Gate.
Residents of Serra Mesa Housing have been instructed to relocate to the
22
Area Parade Deck as a precautionary measure due to their proximity to
the
fire.
Military police are on the scene assisting in relocating military members
and their families to a safe location on base. Air assets are being utilized
to assist in fighting the fire.
The San Luis Rey Gate is closed to in bound an doutbound traffic.
For more information, military members and their families are encouraged
to
visit the base Web site at www.pendleton.usmc.mil or call the main
information line at (866) 430-2764.
1434 October 24, 2007
Horno Fire, which currently covers approximately 10,000 acres, is 40-50
percent contained.
The Wilcox Fire is approximately 100 acres and is 100 percent contained.
The five-acre fire near the Commissary (the Base's largest grocery store)
in
the 21 Area is also 100 percent contained.
The Horno Fire has two heads, one north toward San Onofre and one south
toward Pulgas Rd. The southern head is currently the lesser threat.
Efforts focused on the northern head include helicopter support and reverse
fire operations. The reverse fires are controlled, intentional burns
designed to prevent the Horno Fire from spreading.
Efforts focused on the northern head include helicopter support and reverse
fire operations. The reverse fires are controlled, intentional burns
designed to prevent the Horno Fire from spreading.
Housing updates:
Military members and their families who have been relocated are instructed
to remain in place until further notice.
Power has been restored in 25, 32 and 33 Areas. Stuart Mesa Housing,
31, 41,
43 and 53 Areas remain without power.
0903 October 24, 2007
Camp Pendleton is currently fighting two separate
fires aboard the base. The Horno fire is the largest, covering approximately
6,000 acres, and is 10% contained. Sections of that fire have threatened
Interstate 5, causing its closure from Highway 76 to San Onofre. The Wilcox
fire, covering approximately 200 acres, is approximately 80% contained,
although a section of Basilone Road remains closed as a precautionary
measure.
A third fire was recently contained - located in the 21 Area, it is comprised
of several smaller fires, covering an area of roughly two acres.
Camp Pendleton authorities have relocated the residents of one housing
area,
San Onofre 1 and 2, to San Mateo. That relocation, which affected
approximately 800 family members, was a precautionary measure in light
of the
proximity of the Horno fire.
Camp Pendleton continues to do its utmost to support its neighbors: donating
over 2,100 cots and other essentials to San Diego relief centers, contributing
fire trucks and personnel to off-base firefighting efforts, and opening
the
Fallbrook Gate to over 23,000 civilian vehicles, allowing them to travel
through Camp Pendleton to the north.
Camp Pendleton officials have announced that only key and essential personnel,
to include I Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Base personnel,
should report aboard the base. All other military members and DOD employees
will not be required to report to work due to safety concerns. However,
they
must contact their organizations and provide an update to their status.
Updates are available through the individual's chain of command, KPEN
TV
Channel 18, the base information hotline at (866) 430-2764.
0139 October 24, 2007
Camp Pendleton officials have announced that there
is a back burn firefighting operation currently underway on Camp Pendleton.
The back burn is a protective measure, and is intended to stop wildfires
from threatening Interstate 5, as well as to protect other base assets.
The back burn will stretch along the length of the ridge line adjacent
to
I-5, which has been closed between San Onofre and Highway 76 until further
notice due to heavy smoke produced by the back burn. The back burn
firefighting operation is visible from I-5, but is important to note that
I-5 is not threatened by this protective burn.
1315 October 23, 2007
Camp Pendleton officials have announced there are two
fires aboard the base.
One fire is located in Camp Margarita 33 Area behind the Marine Corps
Air
Station, and there is a second fire located in Las Pulgas 43 Area near
Basilone Rd.
"We continue to watch these fires closely and advise residents to
maintain
awareness of the current fire condition and exercise caution," said
Col. James
B. Seaton III, Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Currently, Basilone Rd. has been closed from Deer Park to the Las Pulgas
43
Area Landfill entrance, which is approximately eight miles.
Camp Horno 53 Area has been instructed to evacuate to Camp San Mateo 62 Area.
No housing areas are currently threatened by the fire.
The following information resources are available for updates:
-Camp Pendleton information hotline: (866) 430-2764
-Camp Pendleton TV (KPEN): Channel 18.