San Diego 2007 Wildfires - - Ammo Fire

Last Updated: October 29, 2007 6:00 am (FINAL)
Date/Time Started: October 23, 2007 9:20 pm
Administrative Unit: Camp Pendleton/San Diego County Operational Area
County: San Diego County
Location: Camp Pendleton USMC, North of San Diego

Acres Burned: 21,004 acres (see map)
Injuries: 6 injuries
Cause: Under Investigation
Cooperating Agencies: Camp Pendleton Fire Department, U.S. Marine Crops, Office of Emergency Services and San Diego Gas & Electric.
Total Fire Personnel: 69
Costs to date: $708,047
Major Incident Command Team: Camp Pendleton Fire Department and United States Marine Corps

Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Family looks at fire at the entrance of Camp Pendleton

Photo By Tyler Hill/U.S. Marine Corps

Ammo fire burns Camp Pendleton hills

Photo by Grant T. Walker/U.S. Marine Corps

Ammo fire near Camp Horno (Ocotber 23, 2007)

Photo by Emily Sharkey/Yahoo News

Afternoon skies in Oceanside, CA turn deep red (October 23, 2007)

Photo by Kate Storm/Yahoo News

Ammo Fire burns across freeway near San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

(October 27, 2007)

Photo Credits:

Bouys, G. (2007). Select photograph of Ammo Fire. Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved December 6, 2007 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2007

Hill, T. (2007). Select photo of Ammo Fire. Free Republic.com. Retrieved December 6, 2007 from

Sharkey, E. (2007). Select photo of Ammo Fire. Yahoo News. Retrieved December 6, 2007 from http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/ss/events/yw/112906photos_ywitnes

Storm, K. (2007). Select photo of Ammo Fire. Yahoo News. Retrieved December 6, 2007 from http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/ss/events/yw/112906photos_ywitnes

Walker, G.T. (2007). Select photo of Ammo Fire. The Tension. Retrieved December 6, 2007 from http://thetension.blogspot.com/2007/10/combat-camera-military-supports_3965.html