USNA09mom--all ok?

GreatAmerican
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:05:47 +0000

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/10/navy_evacuationsfires_071023w/



Navy helicopters carrying buckets of water joined in a major firefighting effort as large wildfires continued to burn Tuesday across San Diego County.

With a 6,000-acre wildfire raging in an adjacent town, some residents at Camp Pendleton remained on guard Tuesday to prepare for an emergency evacuation if the Rice fire in neighboring town of Fallbrook further threatens the base and homes along the Santa Margarita River valley. Two smaller fires flared up in the morning on the base, county fire officials said…