Brush Fire Burning At Camp Pendleton

Most of the fires on the base are because of the Santa Anas blowing just like the ones burning in other parts of California. For you all to be going back and forth like children about it being the Marines fault is childish. No one wants there to be fires and for anyone to loose their homes. Some of those Marines live in the community.....it might be their home that is in danger. It is the southern California weather and not the training that is always at fault. For someone to say that they won't ever look at a Marine with the same respect is someone who doesn't support them to begin with. Marine and Navy wives you all are above all this childishness.....let them think and say what they want and be the bigger person knowing that husbands and sons are out there fighting for them.

Yea well since i am a Marine FROM TEXAS, LIVING in southern california, i know about THESE wildfires. Its so easy to sit back and bad mouth us for starting fires on training ranges. Have YOU ever been on a range DURING an excersize? Do you have any i dea how hard it is NOT to start a fire even when it isnt fire season? Im pretty sure you wouldnt run out on a LIVE range just to put out a fire when explosives are in the area. Dont talk about things you dont understand.

If anybody works on the mainside area of base, I've just heard that it will be a normal work day tomorrow and the SLR gate will be closed so you have to go through the Main gate or Naval Weapons gate. Does anybody know just how close it is to Mainside/Country amd Main exchange store area?

J from Fallbrook wrote:

If anybody works on the mainside area of base, I've just heard that it will be a normal work day tomorrow and the SLR gate will be closed so you have to go through the Main gate or Naval Weapons gate. Does anybody know just how close it is to Mainside/Country amd Main exchange store area?

Where did you get this information? I work in the 14 area, not sure where the fire is though.

Citizen wrote:

Most of the fires on the base are because of the Santa Anas blowing just like the ones burning in other parts of California. For you all to be going back and forth like children about it being the Marines fault is childish. No one wants there to be fires and for anyone to loose their homes. Some of those Marines live in the community.....it might be their home that is in danger. It is the southern California weather and not the training that is always at fault. For someone to say that they won't ever look at a Marine with the same respect is someone who doesn't support them to begin with. Marine and Navy wives you all are above all this childishness.....let them think and say what they want and be the bigger person knowing that husbands and sons are out there fighting for them.

Respect is a two way street my friend. It's earned and not demanded as an entitlement especially through vicarious means as with some mothers and wives. Let them know they earn our respect and not from the threat I read tonight. Otherwise I will not respect ANY uniformed person by virtue of a threat to me or other civilian or who demands respect simply because of a perceived entitlement. If it doesn't work that way for someone in the military, they shouldn't be in uniform plain and simple.
The commanding officer at camp Pendleton tonight on the news announced that he suspended all training exercises before the red flag warning came into affect and doesn't yet know how the fire started.

There are but two people on this discussion actually discussing the fire itself and not batting with each other. How about focusing on informing each other on the status of the fire, base units, and evacuations?

csd wrote:

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Where did you get this information? I work in the 14 area, not sure where the fire is though.

I heard this from my Director who spoke with (I believe) one of the area coordinators. However, that could change in the blink of an eye. I was also told to check the base information line in the morning before leaving. All I know is that I'm suppost to report to work tomorrow and I work in front of Serra Mesa Housing. But I will deffinitely be checking the news and base info before I leave for work. Just in case you need it... Here is a link to the Base Phone numbers
http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil/contact.asp

it is Retarded, that we HAVE to place blame and get pissed off. We are all worried about the outcome please be kind..rotten commenting dosen't help the people looking for real info not opinions.

fallbrookjen wrote:

it is Retarded, that we HAVE to place blame and get pissed off. We are all worried about the outcome please be kind..rotten commenting dosen't help the people looking for real info not opinions.

I completely agree, the lack of information we have is what is making everyone nervous. We need someone to tell us something. Not having anything to go on is rediculous. A couple years back when all the fires were going on, the CP website posted updates almost every hour. I wish they would do that now.

http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil/fire08.asp

Updates per CP, didn't even think about this until now...

Navy wife wrote:

Ripper Dandy,
I hate to break it to you but most, not all, but most of the time the fires on Pendleton are weather related. Being a nature preserve and all they don't disturb certain areas, which means wild vegitation grows like it would if no one were here. And so you get brush fires and with as hot as it's been the past few days, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it had nothing to do with the guys "playing war". Also those guys playing war aren't playing and are fighting for your freedom. Maybe one of them will find you and bitch slap you!!

I would sure like to! Bitch Slap him that is.

This might offer some other information, you never know:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/10/13/ne...

J from Fallbrook wrote:

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I heard this from my Director who spoke with (I believe) one of the area coordinators. However, that could change in the blink of an eye. I was also told to check the base information line in the morning before leaving. All I know is that I'm suppost to report to work tomorrow and I work in front of Serra Mesa Housing. But I will deffinitely be checking the news and base info before I leave for work. Just in case you need it... Here is a link to the Base Phone numbers
http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil/contact.asp

thank you very much

Yes I am miles away from the fire but my heart is right there with you I know how scarry it can be to be right in the mist of something major. What you have to think of is that no matter what the men and women that are there only have a few weeks to get the training that they need finished before they are sent to wherever they are going to go. It is a fire mouth and fires are going to happed there I am not saying that you should not be upset about the fire I am just saying that people should not bad mouth the ones who are willing to go to great links to protect us all

the other Fred wrote:

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Easy for you to say from the great state of Texas. Out here during these events, the war is but a distant consideration. Endanger many to protect the rest...that's a GREAT policy. Have you read the panic on other most recent Oceanside fire blog regarding those looking for shelters, help & advise You should be ashamed of yourself. I certainly won't look at a Marine with the same respect. All because some marine mom thinks it ok that whole communities be put in danger for the short term convenience of the Marine Corp. They have all year to train. These red flag events last a few weeks. What an inconsiderate person you are.

For those of you upset at the Marines for training please go to the website posted on this site and read it
THE FIRE WAS NOT STARTED BY TRAINING IS WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND OUT
Hey...... to the other fred please go and read this it might put things in sight for you

True No Blame Just Prayers

J from Fallbrook wrote:

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I completely agree, the lack of information we have is what is making everyone nervous. We need someone to tell us something. Not having anything to go on is rediculous. A couple years back when all the fires were going on, the CP website posted updates almost every hour. I wish they would do that now.

Ginger MOM OF A MARINE wrote:

For those of you upset at the Marines for training please go to the website posted on this site and read it
THE FIRE WAS NOT STARTED BY TRAINING IS WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND OUT
Hey...... to the other fred please go and read this it might put things in sight for you

Understood as the base CO came out with that info yesterday although thanks for the info regardless. There have ben a few fires on base the last week and the first fire was attributed to a training exercise. Last week, between the fires, the weather service announced a Red Flag warning. At the same time Camp Pendleton announced live fire exercises for the same time period. Nothing was said after that. When the most recent fire started,
many wondered (including local news) if this fire was a result of the exercises and why the Marines would consider these exercises during a Red Flag warning. Only an arsonist would start a fire during these warnings. That's why there was a backlash toward Camp Pendleton. A Red Flag out here is as serious as a Hurricane Flag in Texas.
To be honest, San Diegans appreciate what Camp Pendleton and the Marines stand for although most would like them to develop a strategy for protecting their ranges during the fire season. Seems according to a few of these post's, they already have some strategies for that

So which base housing is still evacuated? was there any damage to the housings?