Crews were battling a camp pendleton fire Wednesday morning on the southern edges of Camp Pendleton near an Oceanside neighborhood. The fire was reported about 10 a.m. in the November Training Area near Wire Mountain Housing and the Marine Memorial Golf Course. Evacuation warnings followed for homes in northern Oceanside bordering the base.
Wire Mountain Housing Area
The fire’s location put it near the border with Oceanside, where the base meets homes in the northern part of the city. That is where evacuation warnings were issued for parts of a neighborhood west of Douglas Drive and west of Vandegrift Boulevard.
The reported area near Wire Mountain Housing and the Marine Memorial Golf Course gave crews a specific stretch to focus on Wednesday morning. The fire was described as burning on the southern edges of Camp Pendleton, which placed the response near a residential area as well as base land.
El Camino High School Point
Officials set up a temporary evacuation point at El Camino High School at 400 Rancho Del Oro in Oceanside. That gave residents in the warning area a place to go while the fire response continued.
For people in the warned homes west of Douglas Drive and west of Vandegrift Boulevard, the immediate step was to stay near the evacuation information tied to the base border and the school at 400 Rancho Del Oro. The warnings covered only parts of the neighborhood, but the fire’s position near the city line made the response immediate for nearby residents.
Camp Pendleton Border
The fire’s proximity to Oceanside is the point that matters most for nearby residents: a brush fire on base land can quickly affect the neighborhood next to it. Wednesday’s warnings and the evacuation point created the basic response path for anyone living in the affected streets.
Residents in the warning area had one clear place to go, and crews were still working the fire near Wire Mountain Housing. The response centered on keeping nearby homes out of the immediate fire area while the fire burned near the southern edge of Camp Pendleton.
