CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Federal officials moved heavy firefighting equipment into Southern California on Thursday ahead of predicted Santa Ana winds, as a large wildfire at a Marine base was contained with little damage and no injuries.

The U.S. Forest Service said it was staffing firefighters for 24-hour shifts and moving additional engines, air tankers and helicopters into the region. The Air National Guard also was asked to provide two specially equipped C-130 aircraft.

The National Weather Service said the Santa Anas, periodic gusty winds that have been responsible for spreading some of the region's most destructive fires, were expected Sunday night through Monday.

The fire at Camp Pendleton, between San Diego and Los Angeles, erupted on an explosives training range and burned as much as 1,900 acres, said Marine Maj. Kristen Lasica.

The flames were far from the populated part of the enormous base, but Camp Pendleton's golf course was evacuated as a precaution.

Marine officials said they did not know the fire's cause or whether training was going on at the range at the time.

Camp Pendleton is home to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and was established in 1942.