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'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms 'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms
'Apocalyptic:' Smoke From NJ Wildfire Triggers 911 Calls, Sets Off Carbon Monoxide Alarms Residents across Gloucester County woke up to thick smoke from the 133-acre Pheasant Run wildfire in the Glassboro Wildlife Management Area last week, causing widespread smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to sound off early Friday morning, Nov. 8. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management warned that changing wind directions could further affect surrounding communities, including Glassboro, Washington Township, and Williamstown, where local fire departments have been fielding an “unprecedented” number of emergency calls. A TikTok video that shows smoke covering the area is title…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Campfire Accidentally Sparked Fishers Pit Wildfire In Bayville, Investigators Say Campfire Accidentally Sparked Fishers Pit Wildfire In Bayville, Investigators Say
Campfire Accidentally Sparked Fishers Pit Wildfire In Bayville, Investigators Say An illegal and abandoned campfire started a massive wildfire that burned for three days in Ocean County, authorities said. Investigators determined the wildfire was accidentally started by "an unknown person(s) improperly extinguishing a campfire," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The roughly 189-acre wildfire burned near Fishers Pit, a sand and gravel pit in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township. In its final update, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the wildfire was 100 percent contained a…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Here's How Long Smoky South Jersey Air Caused By Weekslong Wildfire Will Last Here's How Long Smoky South Jersey Air Caused By Weekslong Wildfire Will Last
Here's How Long Smoky South Jersey Air Caused By Weekslong Wildfire Will Last Residents in Ocean and Burlington counties can expect smoky skies due to a wildfire that's been burning since early July, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said on Sunday, Aug. 25. Fire is consuming the interior, unburnt pockets within the are of the Tea Time Hill Wildfire, the NJFFS said. Communities most impacted by the smoke include Chatsworth, Washington Township, and Woodland Township in Burlington County, and Barnegat Township in Ocean County. The fire has also burned down into the duff layer of soil causing additional smoke – this is especially common with summer fires. Higher…

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by Cecilia Levine