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300-Acre Wildfire Burns In Jackson: What We Know 300-Acre Wildfire Burns In Jackson: What We Know
300-Acre Wildfire Burns In Jackson: What We Know More than a dozen homes were evacuated because of a wildfire in Jackson Township that erupted Wednesday evening, Nov. 6, officials said. The 300-acre Shotgun Wildfire was about 40 percent contained as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The fire was in the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area near Stump Tavern Road. There were 25 structures threatened by the blaze and 15 homes were ordered to evacuate on Wednesday, Nov. 6.Those who evacuated were allowed to return home by 9 p.m.  Six structures remained threatened as…

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by Chris Spiker
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Massive Forest Fire In Ocean County Doused By Tropical Storm Fay Massive Forest Fire In Ocean County Doused By Tropical Storm Fay
Massive Forest Fire In Ocean County Doused By Tropical Storm Fay A bright side to a massive storm dropping a month's worth of rainfall in a day: A destructive forest fire in the northern Pine Barrens is being capped by three to five inches of rain. Tropical Storm Fay is expected to extinguish a forest fire that has destroyed about 200 acres in a remote area the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area just northwest of the Cassville section of Jackson Township, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The area on fire is south of Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service was monitoring the path of the fire. …

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by Jon Craig