Area Served[]
The Camp Pendleton Fire and Emergency Services Department (CPFES) provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the major west coast base of the United States Marine Corps and one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the United States. It is located in northern San Diego County and bordered by the City of Oceanside to the south, the City of San Clemente, and Orange County to the north, Riverside County to the northeast, the unincorporated city of Fallbrook to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Camp Pendleton is named in honor of Major General Joseph Henry Pendleton (June 2, 1860 – February 4, 1942), who led USMC operations in southern California during his 46 years of military service. The base occupies more than 135,000 acres, ranging from rolling hills to steep mountains with heavy brush, lakes, and approximately 17 miles of Pacific Ocean shoreline with bluffs. 17 miles of Interstate 5 highway traverses the west side of the base. MCB Camp Pendleton has a resident population of 50,000 military and dependent personnel, plus an additional 60,000 personnel who work on the base. Camp Pendleton is home to a myriad of USMC general and special purpose units, including the 1st. Marine Expeditionary Force, as well as various training commands.
Mutual Aid[]
The Camp Pendleton Fire and Emergency Services Department has mutual aid agreements with the Carlsbad Fire Department (California), the North County Fire Protection District (San Diego County, California), the Oceanside Fire Department (California), the Pala Fire Department, and the Orange County Fire Authority (California).
Department Profile[]
The Camp Pendleton Fire and Emergency Services Department provides structural as well as wildland fire suppression, advanced life support (ALS), emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue, hazmat services, fire prevention and inspection to the MCB Camp Pendleton community. The department is comprised of over 200 federal civilian career firefighters, who provide all services except for aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) at co-located Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton / Munn Field, which is provided by USMC enlisted personnel with Military Occupation Specialist (MOS) rating 7051 (Expeditionary Firefighting and Rescue (EFR) Specialist) assigned to the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Division. CPFES responds to more than 4,000 incidents annually from 10 fire stations, the ARFF station, and a seasonal brush station in Case Springs that is cross staffed with United States Forest Service fire fighters. Daily staffing is 67 and stations 1-9 are all equipped with a Type 1, Type 3, and Type 6I engines due those stations being located near training areas. The department maintains several specialty teams, including a swift-water rescue team, a team trained in Heli-tac operations, a technical rescue group, as well as a hazardous materials team.
History[]
On August 1, 2017, Camp Pendleton along with other northern San Diego County departments re-numbered their stations and apparatus to be compatible with the CAD software in use by the dispatch agency, to align with an overall county-wide numbering system. The purpose behind this change was to implement a designator system that helped eliminate confusion and errors for departments in the zone/county with similar unit designators. Pendleton was assigned number 270-279 and 288.
Fire Stations[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wire Mountain Road at Harbor Road | ?-2009 | Closed and demolished |
Apparatus Roster[]
- All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- US Government license plate in brackets starting with G# denoting Government Services Agency Fleet
- US Government license plate in brackets starting with MC# denoting US Marine Corps
Station 1 - Bldg. 22131 - 22131 Vandegrift Boulevard (22 Area)[]
- Engine 271 -
- Water Tender 271 - 2013 Peterbilt 348 / Pierce dryside (SN#26353) (Ex-Water Tender 278, Water Tender 2758)
- Brush 271 - 2013 International 7400 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250,150aux/800/25F) (Ex-Brush Engine 2761)
- Patrol 271 - Type 6
- Hazmat 271 (MC291596) - 2004 Pierce Lance walk-around (SN#15586)
- Rescue Ambulance 271 - Dodge Type I
- DN 271 - GMC C5500 utility body towing SRT 271
- SRT 271 - TA enclosed trailer swift water rescue
- Utility -
- Chief - Chevrolet Tahoe (Ex-Chief 2701)
Station 2 - Bldg. 31921 - Donald Cook Road (LCAC Base)[]
- Engine 272 (MC291877) - 2015 Pierce Saber PUC (1250/500/25A) (SN#27912) (Ex-Engine 271, ex-Engine 2712)
- Brush 272 - International 7500 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250/800/25A)
- Patrol 272 - Type 6 wildland
Station 3 - Bldg. 13164 - 13164 Vandegrift Boulevard[]
- Engine 273 - 2012 Pierce Saber (1250/500/25A) (SN#25567) (Ex-Engine 2716)
- Brush 273 - 2007 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Model 14 Type 3 (500,185aux/500/40A)
- Patrol 273 - Type 6 wildland
Station 4 - Bldg. 2760 - 2760 Santa Margarita Road, O'Neill Lake[]
- Engine 274 -
- Truck 274 - 2018 Pierce Velocity 6x4 (-/-/100' rear-mount platform) (SN#32189) (Ex-Truck 275, ex-Truck 2777)
- Brush 274 - International 7500 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250/800/25A)
- Patrol 274 - Type 6 wildland
Station 5 - Bldg. 21401 - 21401 Wire Mountain Road[]
Built 2009
- Engine 275 - 2009 Pierce Contender (1250/750/2x30F) (Ex-Engine 2715)
- Brush 275 - 2007 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Contender Model 14 Type 3 (500, 185aux/500/40A) (SN#18519-xx or SN#16969-xx)
- Patrol 275 - Type 6
- Rescue Ambulance 275 - Dodge Type I
Station 6 - Bldg. 43103 - 43103 Las Pulgas Canyon Road[]
- Rescue Engine 276 (MC293973) - 2009 Pierce Contender (1250/750/2x30F) (Ex-Engine 2714)
- Brush 276 (MC301679) - International 7500 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250/800/25A)
- Patrol 276 (MC292046) - Ford F-Series DRW 4x4 Type 6 (Ex-Brush Patrol 2794)
Station 7 - Bldg. 52161 - 52161 Basilone Road[]
- Engine 277 (MC381167) - 2011 Pierce Contender (1250/750/2x30F) (SN#24121) (Ex-Engine 271, ex-Engine 2717)
- Truck 277 - 2015 Pierce Velocity (1750/450/50F/75' rear-mount ladder) (SN#28164) (Ex-Truck 2777)
- Brush 277 - 2013 International 7500 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250/800/25A) (SN#GSO-8550) (Ex-Brush 2767)
- Patrol 277 -
- Rescue Ambulance 277 - Dodge Type I
- Chief -
Station 8 - Bldg. 63121 - Christianitos @ San Mateo Drive[]
- Engine 278 - 2015 Pierce Saber PUC (1250/750/2x30F) (SN#27911) (Ex-Engine 2718)
- Brush 278 - Type 3 wildland
- Patrol 278 - Type 6 wildland
[]
- Engine 279 - 2010 Pierce Contender (1250/750/2x30F) (SN#23325) (Ex-Engine 2719)
- Brush 279 (MC291810) - International 7500 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250/800/25A)
- Patrol 279 - Ford F-Series 4x4 Type 6
Station 10 - Bldg. 4134 - Stuart Mesa Road @ Nelson Road (41 Area) / Training Tower[]
- Water Tender 270 - 2009 Kenworth T370 / Pierce dryside (500/2500) (SN#7517-09405321)
- Rescue 270 - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (SN#22769) (Ex-Rescue 2796)
- Rescue Ambulance 270 - Dodge Type I
- Attack 2783 - 2013 Ford F-450 DRW 4x4 / Pierce RIV (SN#26017-02 or 03)
- Engine 2784 (MC291507) - Hummer H3 4x4 / Darley brush (250/250) (250/250)
Station 28 - Margarita Lookout[]
Cross-staffed with USFS Cleveland National Forest Station 28 personnel from May through November annually
- Brush 288 - International 7500 6x6 / KME Type 3 (250/800/25A)
- Patrol 288 - Type 6 wildland
- Utility 288 - Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab 4x4 ( Ex-Utility 2780)
Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Division[]
MCAS Camp Pendleton / Munn Field - Bldg. 2370 South Ramp - Vandegrift Boulevard @ 11th Street[]
- Rescue 11 - Ford F-550 Crew Cab 4x4 walk-around
- Rescue 62 - Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron)
- Rescue 63 (MC678582) - Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron)
- Rescue 64 - Oshkosh P-19R 6x6 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron)
- 2014 Freightliner M2 106 / Pierce wetside tanker (SN#27886)
Station/Assignment Unknown[]
- 2024 International HV607 / Frontline C-36 Multi-Mission EOD response truck (MERT) (SN#91928-33, 91950-51)
- 2022 Pierce Saber FR7010 pumper (1250/750/50F) (SN#36662)
- (MC294977) - 2009 Pierce Contender pumper (SN#22374) (Ex-Engine 2713)
- 2009 Pierce Contender pumper (SN#21334-02)
- 2009 Pierce Contender pumper (SN#21334-01)
- 2007 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Contender Model 14 Type 3 (500/500/20A) (SN#18519-01) (Ex-Brush 2766)
- 2007 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Contender Model 14 Type 3 (500/500/20A) (SN#18519-02)
- 2005 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Contender Model 14 Type 3 (500/500/20A) (SN#16969-01)
- 2005 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Contender Model 14 Type 3 (500/500/20A) (SN#16969-02)
- 2005 International 7400 SBA 4x4 / Pierce Contender Model 14 Type 3 (500/500/20A) (SN#16969-03)
- 2003 Pierce Saber pumper (SN#13907)
- International 7400 6x6 / Pierce Hawk Type 3 (500/500/20A/20B) (Ex-Brush 272)
- Ford F-650 4x4 brush
- Ford F-350 / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic Ambulance 2790)
- (G0149L) - Chevrolet Express / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic Ambulance 2792)
- Chevrolet Express / Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic Ambulance 2797)
- 20' Boston Whaler rescue (Ex-Boat 1)
Retired Apparatus[]
- 2007 Pierce Arrow aerial (?/?/105' rear-mount) (SN#18597) (Ex-Truck 271) (Donated to Burley Fire Department)
- 1997 International Paystar 5000 6x6 / BME / Fire Trucks Unlimited Refurb Type 3 (200/1000/20F) (Ex-Brush 2769)
- 1997 International Paystar 5000 6x6 / BME / Fire Trucks Unlimited Refurb Type 3 (200/1000/20F) (Ex-Brush 2767)
- (MC291934) - 1997 International PayStar 5000 6x6 / BME / Fire Trucks Unlimited Refurb Type 3 (200/1000/20F) (SN#1277) (Ex-Brush 2768)
- (MC291650) - 1997 International PayStar 5000 6x6 / BME / Fire Trucks Unlimited Refurb Type 3 (200/1000/20F) (Ex-Brush 2764)
- (MC291610) - 1997 International PayStar 5000 6x6 / BME / Fire Trucks Unlimited Refurb Type 3 (200/1000/20F) (Ex-Brush 2761)
- 1993 Ford 4x4 brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2789)
- 1993 Ford 4x4 brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2785)
- 1993 Ford 4x4 brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2783)
- 1992 Pierce Arrow aerial (1000/300/100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 2771)
- 1991 Chevrolet 3/4-ton brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2788)
- 1991 Chevrolet 3/4-ton brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2784)
- 1991 Chevrolet 3/4-ton brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2782)
- 1990 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 (Ex-Battalion 2705)
- 1990 Pierce Dash D-8000 4x4 / Pierce refurb walk-in rescue (SN#E5470-05; FC0127) (Ex-Rescue 2794, ex-Rescue 2791) (Ex-Marine Corps Air Station El Toro Fire Department) (Transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department)
- 1990 Pierce Dash D-8000 4x4 / Pierce refurb walk-in rescue (Ex-Rescue 2790)
- 1990 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (1500/2300/100F/500 lbs. Halotron) (Ex-Crash 2780)
- 1989 AM General M813A1 6x6 Type 3 (500/2000) (Ex-Brush 2768)
- 1989 AM General M813A1 6x6 Type 3 (500/2000) (Ex-Brush 2766)
- 1989 AM General M813A1 6x6 Type 3 (500/2000) (Ex-Brush 2765)
- 1989 AM General M813A1 6x6 Type 3 (500/2000) (Ex-Brush 2764)
- 1989 AM General M813A1 6x6 Type 3 (500/2000) (Ex-Brush 2762)
- 1989 GMC Sierra Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / Landoll P-10 walk-around rescue (Ex-Rodeo 1-2)
- 1989 Chevrolet 3/4-ton 4x4 brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2781)
- 1988 Chevrolet 1-ton (Ex-Heli-Tac 1)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100F) (SN#E4034-04)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100F) (SN#E4034-03)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3679-04)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3679-03)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3679-02)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3677-07) (Ex-Engine 2718)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3677-04) (Ex-Engine 2716)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3677-03) (Ex-Engine 2714)
- 1988 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/750/100A) (SN#E3677-02) (Ex-Engine 2715)
- 1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500/80F/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-TeleSqurt 2719)
- 1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500/80F/50' TeleSqurt) (Ex-TeleSqurt 2717)
- 1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500/80F/50' TeleSqurt (Ex-TeleSqurt 2713)
- 1987 Pierce Arrow pumper (1000/500/80F/50' TeleSqurt (Ex-TeleSqurt 271)
- 1987 Chevrolet Suburban (Ex-Battalion 2708)
- 1987 Chevrolet 3/4-ton 4x4 brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2787)
- 1987 Chevrolet 3/4-ton 4x4 brush (60/200) (Ex-Attack 2786)
- 1986 Kenworth T370 / Pierce dryside tanker (SN#E3206-10)
- 1986 GMC Sierra Crew Cab DRW 4x4 / Landoll P-10 walk-around rescue (Ex-Rescue 11)
- 1986 Kenworth T370 / Pierce dryside tanker (SN#E3206-10)
- (MC281736) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron) (Ex-Crash 66, ex-Rodeo 3)
- (MC281733) - 1986 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron) (Ex- Crash 63)
- 1986 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron) (Ex-Rodeo 2)
- 1986 Oshkosh P-19A 4x4 crash tender (1000/1000/130F/500 lbs. Halotron) (Ex-Rodeo 1)
- 1983 International 10-wheel brush (600/1100) (Ex-Brush 2767)
- 1983 International 10-wheel brush (600/1100) (Ex-Brush 2763)
- 1983 International 10-wheel brush (600/1100) (Ex-Brush 2761)
- 1982 International 10-wheel brush (600/1100) (Ex-Brush 2769)
- (MC271306) - 1970 Autocar DC-6366 6x6 / Rosco / Interpipe dryside tanker (600/2000) (Ex-Water Tender 2751, ex-Water Tender 2)
- 1970 Autocar DC-6366 6x6 / Rosco / Interpipe dryside tanker (600/2000) (Ex-Water Tender)
- 1970 Autocar DC-6366 6x6 / Rosco / Interpipe dryside tanker (600/2000) (Ex-Water Tender 1)
- International Paystar 6x6 / BME Type 3 (100/1000/20F)
- Chevrolet Tahoe (Ex-Chief 2701)