If you’re smelling smoke, likely it’s coming from an annual fire training school at Camp Pendleton.
Fire agencies from across Southern California are setting and putting out live wildland fires. The training not only helps firefighters refine their skills, but benefits the Marines by clearing flammable vegetation from the areas where they train on Camp Pendleton’s vast ranges.
The training began on Monday, June 1, and is expected to run through Friday.
Participating departments include the Orange County Fire Authority, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Los Angeles Fire Department, Glendale Fire Department, Brea Fire Department, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, Miramar Fire Department, Carlsbad Fire Department, California’s Office of Emergency Services, San Marcos Fire Department, Oceanside Fire Department, and Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District.
Firefighters are able to practice how to plan their initial attack with a live fire to fight.