Santa Ana winds carried a fire across Camp Pendleton's Las Pulgas area on September 28, 2005. The brush fire consumed 1,250 acres of the base's open land.

Watching for Wind: An Effort to Get the Upper Hand on Wildfire

After Santa Ana winds contributed to devastating wildfires in 2007, San Diego Gas & Electric worked with partners to monitor threats posed by the wind.
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Joe Casola and Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of Energy. Video Credits: Stock footage and stills provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Ted Walton, and SDG&E.
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