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A Pine Barrens wildfire has more than tripled in size from earlier today, now having consumed some 450 acres of the Wharton State Forest in Tabernacle in Burlington County, just south of Ocean ...
The Tea Time Hill fire in Wharton State Forest, which started in Tabernacle, was about 60% contained. The fire was located around Apple Pie Hill and Batona Campground, according to officials.
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]
Tabernacle Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,776, [10] [11] a decrease of 173 (−2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 6,949, [19] [20] which in turn reflected a decline of 221 (−3.1%) from the 7,170 counted in the 2000 census. [21]
Apple Pie Hill is a hill in Tabernacle Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. It is 205 feet (62 m) tall, making it one of the highest points of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. [2] A 60-foot-tall (18 m) fire tower stands atop the summit, offering views of the surrounding Pine Barrens. [3]
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service stated that the fire was 75% contained Wednesday evening, which is a large improvement since the blaze was only 10% contained on Tuesday evening. The New Jersey ...
The New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve contains approximately 1.1 million acres (4,500 km 2) of land, and occupies 22% of New Jersey's land area, including territory of much of seven counties. Counties affected by the act are Atlantic , Burlington , Camden , Cape May , Cumberland , Gloucester and Ocean .
Trenton, New Jersey, went 42 days in a row without measurable rain until the spell was broken Sunday. The prior record was 36 in the fall of 1924. The prior record was 36 in the fall of 1924.