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Wildfire Spreads To 3,800 Acres In Ocean County Wildfire Spreads To 3,800 Acres In Ocean County
Wildfire Spreads To 3,800 Acres In Ocean County UPDATED: Residents in Ocean County were allowed to return to their homes after a wildfire was 60 percent contained Wednesday, April 12.  The New Jersey Forest Fire Service made substantial progress in Manchester Township fighting the fire that destroyed 3,859 acres. The Jimmy’s Waterhole Fire had only been 10 percent contained as of 1:30 a.m., and 75 structures were threatened. That number dropped to 20 structures by noon Wednesday. On Tuesday 4/11 at approx 6:11pm Station 33 was dispatched to the area of 539/Horicon for a heavy smoke condition. Upon... Posted by Whiting Fire Company …

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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77-Year-Old Arsonist Set Series Of Ocean County Dumpster Fires: Prosecutor 77-Year-Old Arsonist Set Series Of Ocean County Dumpster Fires: Prosecutor
77-Year-Old Arsonist Set Series Of Ocean County Dumpster Fires: Prosecutor A 77-year-old Ocean County man has been charged with arson in connection with five dumpster fires set over the course of several months this year, authorities said. Nicholas Depalma, of Whiting, ignited the fires between Jan. 1 and April 26 across Manchester Township, including one near a large wooded area, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Manchester Township Chief of Police Robert Dolan said.  2 Simultaneous Dumpster Fires This morning (Tuesday 4/26/22) Whiting Fire Company was dispatched to a dumpster fire... Posted by Whiting Fire Company Sta. 33 on Tuesday, April 2…

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by Cecilia Levine