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Wharton State Forest Fire update. Crews have contained none of the fire so far, but are using a “backfire operation,” meaning they are burning areas ahead of the main body of fire to stop the ...
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.
Firefighters battled extreme heat and flames to contain 75 percent of the fire in Wharton State Forest by Sunday afternoon, it said in a 3 p.m. update. The blaze was spotted from an observation ...
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 ...
But firefighters were making progress against the blaze in the Wharton State Forest. It was 40 percent contained around 8 p.m., said the state Forest Fire Service.
A wildfire that broke out July 4 in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest by someone using illegal fireworks has long been considered contained. But it has been smoldering underground for four months and could reignite above ground, McLaughlin said. ___
Wharton State Forest, located in Burlington, Atlantic and Camden counties, is the largest single tract of land within the New Jersey park system. ... Tea Time Hill fire update: Fireworks caused ...
Wharton State Forest is the largest state forest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] It is the largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, encompassing approximately 122,880 acres (497.3 km 2) of the Pinelands northeast of Hammonton. Its protected acreage is divided between Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties.