A firefighter with the Camp Pendleton Fire Department ignites brush with a drip torch during a prescribed burn at Range 116 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, May 30, 2021. CPFD conducts prescribed burns as a preventative measure to reduce the risk of large wildland fires. Each year, CPFD and partnering agencies cut over 200 acres of firebreaks and burn thousands of acres to help prevent fires aboard the base.

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Keywords: burn, camp, department, fire, firefighters, marines, pendleton, prescribed, prevention