Tomahawk Fire

The Tomahawk Fire was the second largest wildfire of the May 2014 San Diego County wildfires, behind the Pulgas Fire. The fire, which started on May 14 around 9:45 AM, on the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook (also known as Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station), scorched 5,367 acres (21.72 km²).[1] The Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station is on the eastern side of, and provides an entry point to, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and is adjacent to the community of Fallbrook. Evacuation orders were issued for several schools and housing areas, as well as the Fallbrook Naval Weapons Station[2] and the closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.[3] By 8 PM PDT on May 14, the Tomahawk Fire had reached a size of 6,000 acres (2,400 ha).[4] On May 16, the fire had burned 6,300 acres (2,500 ha), and it was 23% contained.[5] By May 17, it had burned 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) and was 65% contained.[6] During the evening of May 18, the fire was reported to be 100% contained.[7]

Tomahawk Fire
The Tomahawk Fire, on the night of May 15, 2014
Location	Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, California
Coordinates	33.3529°N 117.284889°W
Statistics[1]
Cost	Unknown
Date(s)	May 14, 2014 – May 19, 2014
Burned area	5,367 acres (22 km^2)
Deaths	None reported
Non-fatal injuries	None reported
Map

See also

• October 2007 California wildfires
• 2014 California wildfires
• December 2017 Southern California wildfires

References

1. "Tomahawk Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
2. London, Christina (May 14, 2014). "Camp Pendleton Fire Prompts Base Evacuations". NBC San Diego. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
3. "San Diego Wildfires: Crews Fight Flames In San Marcos, Carlsbad and Camp Pendleton". weather.com. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
4. http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=960
5. "Friday Updates on San Diego Fires". NBC San Diego. May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
6. "San Diego Wildfires: New Blaze Forces More Evacuations; More Than 20,000 Acres Burned". weather.com. May 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
7. "All evacuations lifted at Camp Pendleton: Fires have burned nearly 22,000 acres". ABC 10 News. May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.