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GreatAmerican
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:16:46 +0000

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/10/navy_californiawildfires_071022w/



Camp Pendleton base officials ordered the evacuation of Camp Horno, the inland camp that’s home to 1st Marines and its four infantry battalions — 1/1, 2/1, 3/1 and 1/4 — as two wildfires flared up Tuesday morning on the base, military officials said. No estimate was available of the fires’ size.

Fanned by intense winds, wildfires have raged across southern California for three days, displacing thousands of residents, consuming homes and leading President Bush to declare a state of emergency…