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Wildfires in NJ Interactive
Dino Russo
Created on December 31, 2024
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Wildfires?
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- Jennings Creek
- Pompton Lakes
- Englewood Cliffs
- Jackson Township
- Evesham & Voorhees Townships
- Glassboro
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The Englewood Cliffs wildfire consumed 39 acres in the area of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, in Bergen County. The fire closed local roads like Henry Hudson Drive. The fire was comparably small to other fires that ravaged the state in November, but it was significant as it was yet another sign of the extremely arid conditions New Jersey was suffering from in November.
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The Bethany Run Wildfire burned 360 acres of land, along the border between Evesham and Voorhees townships. It originally threatened 104 structures, with 12 homes forced to evacuate. Luckily, Evacuation orders would be lifted on November 7, a day before the New Jersey Forest Fire Service's final update of 90% containment. No structures were seriously damaged in the long-run.
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The Pheasant Run Wildfire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area, Gloucester County, burned 133 acres near Carpenter Avenue. The wildfire broke out around the time of the Shotgun Wildfire. When the fire first broke out, it closed down Carpenter Avenue and threatened 6 structures. Later, once 75% containment was reached, no structures were threatened. No evacuations were ever ordered.
Glassboro
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Jennings Creek
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The Jennings Creek wildfire destroyed 5,304 acres of land in NJ's Passaic County and NY's Orange County in 2 weeks before complete containment. The fire killed Dariel Vazquez, an 18-year-old State Parks Wildland fire crew member. This wildfire was the most detrimental to New Jersey, burning 2,283 acres. The wildfire also postponed the Veterans Day parade in West Milford, Passaic County.
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The Shotgun Wildfire burned 350 acres in the Colliers Mills Wildfire Management Area in Jackson Township in Ocean County. Some roads were closed due to the fire like Stump Tavern Road, which was also the area most directly affected by the fire. The wildfire was dubbed 'Shotgun' because the fire was caused by an arsonist who shot a shotgun round which ignited the fire.
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The Cannonball 3 Wildfire burned 181 acres near Cannonball Road in Pompton Lakes, Passaic County. The local Interstate 287 was impacted, but no major roads closed and no structures were threatened when the fire burned. This fire was the second notable wildfire in Passaic County, occurring around the same time as the Jennings Creek fire.