Ground and air crews stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that charred 560 acres on the southern edges of Camp Pendleton on Wednesday near Oceanside neighborhoods, base officials said.
The fire was reported about 10 a.m. in the November Training Area near Wire Mountain Housing, officials said.
The base’s Marine Memorial Golf Course was evacuated, but base officials said at 1:30 p.m. that there was “no safety threat to personnel aboard the installation.” No containment figures have been reported.
Crews battle a fire on Camp Pendleton Wednesday. (John Gastaldo / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
The blaze burned eastward up to the northern edge of a neighborhood in Oceanside, prompting evacuation warnings for many homes west of Douglas Drive and west of Vandegrift Boulevard, according to online Genasys mapping. The warning zone also extended south to include the Oceanside Airport and homes to the north. Those warnings were lifted by 4 p.m.
A temporary evacuation point was set up at El Camino High School in Oceanside, where dozens of people and their pets took refuge, according to Oceanside fire officials.
San Marcos firefighters hold fire on a ridge a quarter mile from homes on Shadow Tree Drive near Rivertree Drive in Oceanside Wednesday. (John Gastaldo / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Oceanside police evacuated and closed the Oceanside Municipal Golf Course, which is located in the evacuation warning zone, the department said.
A smoke advisory was issued for Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Bonsall and Fallbrook, according to the county Air Pollution Control District.
Camp Pendleton firefighters were assisted by other agencies, including Cal Fire, which sent three planes, and the Cleveland National Forest.