Any area of the country is subject to natural disasters. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island is subject to hurricanes. MCRD at San Diego and Camp Pendleton are subject to fires. Being informed and understanding how the Marine Corps handles a natural disaster will help you feel confident that your son or daughter in bootcamp will be safe regardless of what the environment brings.

In the event of a natural disaster at Parris Island or MCRD San Diego, we will provide links to official Marine Corps information on this page of the web site as quickly as possible.

If you have an idea or information for this page, please contact us. Thank you for your help!

Parris Island Hurricane Information

• Parris Island 2008 Hurricane Planning
  From 2008, but very concise and helpful regardless of the date.

San Diego Fire Information
Located 38 miles north of downtown San Diego, Camp Pendleton covers over 125,000 acres and approximately 200 square miles of terrain. It is an enormous base. Most often fires on Camp Pendleton are in remote areas that do not affect the families or Marines.

• Camp Pendleton Natural Disasters
  Camp Pendleton Emergency Planning Web Page

• 2007 San Diego Fires
  This web page was created by Marine Parents during the 2007 fires to help keep families informed. We keep this page online as an example of how quickly the Marine Corps responds to the needs of the families. Though it is rare, this particular year the fires also impacted the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.