Wildfires rage through San Diego

Agencies Published May 17, 2014
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter carries a bucket of water scooped from the ocean to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter carries a bucket of water scooped from the ocean to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
Girls watch an Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter suck water from a lagoon at Trestles surf beach to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
Girls watch an Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter suck water from a lagoon at Trestles surf beach to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
An Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter flying to collect water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire passes a surfer hiking to Trestles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
An Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter flying to collect water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire passes a surfer hiking to Trestles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean near surfers at Trestles beach to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean near surfers at Trestles beach to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A surfer at Trestles beach looks back at an Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter sucking water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A surfer at Trestles beach looks back at an Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter sucking water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean at Trestles beach nearby to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean at Trestles beach nearby to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
People on Trestles beach watch Erickson air crane firefighting helicopters suck water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton as a surfer arrives to Tressles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
People on Trestles beach watch Erickson air crane firefighting helicopters suck water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton as a surfer arrives to Tressles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
People on Trestles beach watch Erickson air crane firefighting helicopters suck water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton as a surfer arrives to Tressles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
People on Trestles beach watch Erickson air crane firefighting helicopters suck water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton as a surfer arrives to Tressles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter flies past people on Tressles surf beach after scooping water from the ocean nearby to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter flies past people on Tressles surf beach after scooping water from the ocean nearby to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
An Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter sucks water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton, in the distance, as a surfer arrives to Tressles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
An Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter sucks water from a lagoon to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton, in the distance, as a surfer arrives to Tressles beach on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A surfer catches a wave at Trestles beach as a CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A surfer catches a wave at Trestles beach as a CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean near surfers waiting to catch a wave, to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter scoops water from the ocean near surfers waiting to catch a wave, to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A toddler watches an Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter suck water from a lagoon at Trestles surf beach to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A toddler watches an Erickson air crane firefighting helicopter suck water from a lagoon at Trestles surf beach to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter flies over Trestles surf beach with an empty bucket to scoop water from the ocean to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
A CH 53 Super Stallion Marine helicopter flies over Trestles surf beach with an empty bucket to scoop water from the ocean to fight the Talega Fire on nearby Camp Pendleton on May 16, 2014 near San Clemente, California. – Photo by AFP
The Las Pulgas Fire lights the night on May 16, 2014 at Camp Pendleton, California. – Photo by AFP
The Las Pulgas Fire lights the night on May 16, 2014 at Camp Pendleton, California. – Photo by AFP
The Las Pulgas Fire lights the night on May 16, 2014 at Camp Pendleton, California. – Photo by AFP
The Las Pulgas Fire lights the night on May 16, 2014 at Camp Pendleton, California. – Photo by AFP
A woman douses water from a hose around her home as her neighbor's home burns during a wildfire in Escondido, Calif. – Photo by AP
A woman douses water from a hose around her home as her neighbor's home burns during a wildfire in Escondido, Calif. – Photo by AP
Jeff Buchanan waters the scorched earth around a neighbor's house that burned to the ground during a wildfire in Escondido, California. – Photo by AP
Jeff Buchanan waters the scorched earth around a neighbor's house that burned to the ground during a wildfire in Escondido, California. – Photo by AP

The Talega Fire, which began this morning, is one of three large wildfires on Camp Pendleton that have scorched more than 22,000 acres. Firefighters have been battling 11 wildfires in San Diego County this week, including the fires on the Marine base.

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