Marines support firefighting efforts in Southern California U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 and HMLA-267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as well as US. Navy and U.S. Army aircrews, supported firefighting efforts against the Valley Fire in East San Diego County, California, Sept. 7-9, 2020. The fire has burned nearly 18,000 acres and resources from the local area have been focused on containing the spread of the fire. The Marines began providing

A wildfire near California's Nevada border exploded from ignition to more than 1,000 acres in under 90 minutes on Thursday. The Pack Fire in Mono County prompted full evacuations for Crowley Lake and McGill Creek. High winds grounded air tankers, preventing aerial firefighting efforts, according to the U.S. Forest Service. | WeatherBug

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