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PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours PHOTOS: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours
Photos: Firefighters Battle South Jersey Forest Fire That Scorched 1,000 Acres For 17+ Hours Firefighters with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were joined by numerous local fire departments battling a massive blaze that has already consumed 1,000 acres of land in South Jersey.  The raging wildfire started at Bass River State Forest in Little Egg Harbor Township about 4 p.m. on Sunday. Yesterday at approximately 1659, Station 46 was deployed to Little Egg Harbor for a forest fire as part of the Zone 2... Posted by Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. on Monday, May 17, 2021 The Ocean County Sheriff's Office estimated that the fire had already scorched more than 1,000 acres of fore…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Garden State Parkway Wildfire 'Intentionally Set' Prosecutor: Garden State Parkway Wildfire 'Intentionally Set'
Prosecutor: Garden State Parkway Wildfire 'Intentionally Set' Authorities say that Sunday's wildland fire, which jumped over the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood, was intentionally set. “We have located the origin of the fire and have concluded that the fire was intentionally set,” Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Friday. No other new details were released by the prosecutor. Earlier news coverage and video of the fire by Daily Voice can be found by clicking here.  About 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Observation Tower in Lakewood reported a wildland fire in the area of Cedarbridge Aven…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Forest Fire: State Responder Critically Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged, GSP Closed NJ Forest Fire: State Responder Critically Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged, GSP Closed
NJ Forest Fire: State Responder Critically Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged, GSP Closed UPDATE (w/VIDEO): A firefighter with the New Jersey Forest Fighter Service was critically injured while responding to what became a destructive forest fire on Sunday, authorities said. The wildfire jumped the entire width of the Garden State Parkway from Lakewood into Brick Township, damaged homes, office buildings and commercial businesses on and around Route 70 and forced the evacuations of a hotel, businesses and an entire neighborhood. Of 29 homes damaged in the Brick Lake Park area, three were deemed uninhabitable, Brick Mayor John Ducey said. Remaining residents were allowed to retur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes At Former Theme Park In West Milford Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes At Former Theme Park In West Milford
Pilot Killed When Plane Crashes At Former Theme Park In West Milford WEST MILFORD, N.J. – The pilot died in a small plane crash that ignited a fire Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area of West Milford that was once part of the former Jungle Habitat theme park, authorities confirmed. The single-engine Piper PA-32 aircraft crashed after leaving nearby Greenwood Lake Airport around 2:30 p.m., the FAA reported. The lone-occupant pilot wasn't immediately identified. A full-scale response to the crash in state parkland off Airport Road included local police, firefighters and EMS, as well as the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, New Jersey State Police, the state DE…

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by Jerry DeMarco