The Slink Fire burning in September 2020 near Bridgeport, Calif. - The Slink Fire burning near Marine Corps Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center (MCMWTC), Bridgeport, Calif., Sept. 29, 2020. MCMWTC is integrating with multiple firefighting agencies from across several states to battle the fire and mitigate damage to the training areas that are essential to Marine Corps Service Level Training. (Courtesy Photo by Firefighter Benjamin Paladino)
Two firefighters with a U.S. Marine survey areas affected by the Slink Fire - Sam Paris (left), Ethan Perrine, firefighters, Engine Four, Madison Fire Department, and U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Scheidt, mountain communications chief instructor, Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., survey areas of the training center in response to the Slink Fire at the Training Center, Sept. 2, 2020. MCMWTC is integrating multiple firefighting agencies from across several states to battle the fire and mitigate damage to the training areas that are essential to Marine Corps Service Level Training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Shane T. Beaubien)