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PHOTO: This photo provided by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection firefighters respond to a forest fire, Nov. 6, 2024 in Evesham, N.J. (NJ Department of Environmental Protection/AP)
It was 40 percent contained around 8 p.m., said the state Forest Fire Service. It said crews had conducted a backfire operation to burn fuel ahead of the main body of fire. That was intended to ...
A wildfire in Burlington County has consumed 600 acres by Sunday night, according to New Jersey fire officials. Burlington County forest fire burns 600 acres, smoke seen from Long Beach Island ...
The Mullica River fire was a 2022 wildfire in the Wharton State Forest in portions of Atlantic and Burlington counties in New Jersey. [1] The fire began in a remote area of the Wharton State Forest, and firefighters suspect it was caused by an illegal campfire found near its origin; [1] [2] it was first spotted from a fire tower at 10 AM on ...
Ken Serrano covers breaking news, crime and investigations. Reach him at 732-643-4029 or kserrano@gannettnj.com . This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Forest Fire Service ...
Today, these 21 towers provide New Jersey an inexpensive and effective first response system that aids the New Jersey Forest Fire Service in quickly suppressing and in preventing damage caused by reported wildfires. The Forest Fire Service estimates that 25 percent of wildfires within the state every year are first spotted by a lookout. [7]
The Burlington County Times is a daily newspaper located in Westampton, New Jersey, U.S. The paper, which is part of the Gannett chain of newspapers, [ 4 ] covers municipal and county issues in Burlington County, New Jersey as well as local and professional sporting events.
The Jennings Creek fire is 50% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a Wednesday evening update, after reporting 30% containment earlier in the day. Authorities have said the blaze ...