Big Fire Near The Boot Camp
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WILDFIRE UPDATE: Mines Spung Wildfire - Wharton State Forest - Shamong Twp, Burlington County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service remains on scene of a wildfire in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
3,250 acres
30% contained
ROAD CLOSURES
Local forest road closures
Tuckerton Rd closed from Carranza Rd. to Washington Turnpike
Carranza Rd from Forked Neck Rd to Tuckerton Rd.
Bulldozer Rd closed
Hampton Rd closed
TRAIL CLOSURES
The Batona Trail is closed between Carranza Rd and Bulldozer Rd
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
Phillip M. Costello Preparatory Academy evacuated
Lower Forge Campground evacuated
5 structures threatened
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers, helicopters and ground crews
Structure protection is being provided by local municipal fire companies, we thank them for their assistance.
FIRE CAUSE
Under investigation
NEXT UPDATE
Approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service remains on scene of a wildfire in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
ROAD CLOSURES
TRAIL CLOSURES
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
FIRE CAUSE
NEXT UPDATE
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
East winds are pushing
That base map appears to have a lot of distortions along with the mislabeling of Rockwood.WILDFIRE UPDATE: Mines Spung Wildfire - Wharton State Forest - Shamong Twp, Burlington County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service remains on scene of a wildfire in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
3,250 acres
30% contained
ROAD CLOSURES
Local forest road closures
Tuckerton Rd closed from Carranza Rd. to Washington Turnpike
Carranza Rd from Forked Neck Rd to Tuckerton Rd.
Bulldozer Rd closed
Hampton Rd closed
TRAIL CLOSURES
The Batona Trail is closed between Carranza Rd and Bulldozer Rd
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
Phillip M. Costello Preparatory Academy evacuated
Lower Forge Campground evacuated
5 structures threatened
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers, helicopters and ground crews
Structure protection is being provided by local municipal fire companies, we thank them for their assistance.
FIRE CAUSE
Under investigation
NEXT UPDATE
Approximately 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
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Blame the NJOGIS, ESRI, TomTom, Garmin, SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies, METI, NASA, EPA, NPS, USFWS and NJFFS! 
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What a Techno-stew. It's pretty amazing that it looks like a map.Blame the NJOGIS, ESRI, TomTom, Garmin SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies, METI, NASA, EPA, NPS, USFWS and NJFFS!
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Mines Spung Wildfire - Wharton State Forest - Shamong Twp, Burlington County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is making progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
4,200 acres
40% contained
ROAD CLOSURES
⚠️ Local forest road closures
⚠️ Tuckerton Rd closed from Carranza Rd. to Washington Turnpike
⚠️ Carranza Rd from Forked Neck Rd to Tuckerton Rd.
⚠️ Bulldozer Rd closed
⚠️ Hampton Rd closed
TRAIL CLOSURES
The Batona Trail is closed between Carranza Rd and Quaker Bridge Rd.
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
Phillip M. Costello Preparatory Academy evacuated
Lower Forge Campground evacuated
⚠️ 5 structures threatened
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers, helicopters and ground crews
Structure protection is being provided by local municipal fire companies, we thank them for their assistance.
FIRE CAUSE
Under investigation
NEXT UPDATE
⏰ Approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 14
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!” More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFi...oqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl
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The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is making progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
4,200 acres
40% contained
ROAD CLOSURES
⚠️ Local forest road closures
⚠️ Tuckerton Rd closed from Carranza Rd. to Washington Turnpike
⚠️ Carranza Rd from Forked Neck Rd to Tuckerton Rd.
⚠️ Bulldozer Rd closed
⚠️ Hampton Rd closed
TRAIL CLOSURES
The Batona Trail is closed between Carranza Rd and Quaker Bridge Rd.
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
Phillip M. Costello Preparatory Academy evacuated
Lower Forge Campground evacuated
⚠️ 5 structures threatened
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers, helicopters and ground crews
Structure protection is being provided by local municipal fire companies, we thank them for their assistance.
FIRE CAUSE
Under investigation
NEXT UPDATE
⏰ Approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 14
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!” More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFi...oqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl
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Strange. I smelled it all Day in Runnemede/ Northern Gloucester Twp. Around 8 pm, no smell. At around 2am, I came outside with the dog & the smell was strong. At 6:30 am. No smell.
Just drove out that way. Tuckerton was a pretty hot burn. Hampton road was back fired and not to bad. The smoke was blowing towards batsto fireline and on that side of 206. Surprised how big it got with minimal winds, green vegetation and somewhat wet forest. But that area hasn’t burned in a while. Another beautiful pine forest for 50 years is the silver lining.
yes. I looked earlier this morning, and nothing was showing in Wharton.
Why do they have the Mullica River closed?
Which part of Tuckerton Rd were you able to see? I'm assuming not down near the Batona Trail crossing, or anywhere south of High Crossing down to Bulldozed RD. You were probably up near the junction with Carranza Rd? I think that area is probably a denser pitch pine lowland and not the pine-oak upland more typical of Tuckerton Rd along the sand ridge section.
Basto fireline? You mean the fireline road nearer to Basto, or a fireline along the Basto river south of Hampton Rd and north of Quaker Bridge?
The northern perimeter of the lines was Hampton Rd? If so, did they also burn out around the juvenile facility, and tie into Tuckerton Rd, using Carranza-Tuckerton Rd as the east perimeter?
It sounds like you were not able to get to Bulldozed Rd, and the state is terrible at map production, but it seems Bulldozed Rd is the southern boundary (This was just my general observation based on the closure map).
I reckon this area "got big" as the state is forced to use wildfire as a prescribed fire and conducts burn outs when they occur. Also, even with a high moisture content in the live fuels, the pineland's ericaceous shrubs like galberry and sheep laurel, are prone to explosive fire due to their resinous leaves. Basically, they want to burn and therefore you either actively manage by burning when fuel loads are lower and atmospheric conditions are conductive to send the smoke to an area with fewer people, or you get it in heavily populated areas in inconvenient times. The dense pine leaf cast duff won't help, either.
Not a bad fire area; east of the Basto River from Hampton RD to Bulldozed RD, and over to Carranza and Tuckerton. That area was in dire need of a fire. Too bad NJ FFS or DEP hasn't done any active management in decades. You would think DEP might prioritize the central areas of their large state forests, but for reasons I can't understand, there is no management at all. The tools exist to burn several thousand acres in a day, igniting with GPS driven drones and those aerial ignition pig pong balls. It would be far better to do that in March than to have a very hot fire in June. At least for a first entry.
It seems the current overgrown and horrible forest conditions are the desired goal by someone, since evidence of decades old fires exists and nothing seems to be happening. The area which has burned in the last 24 hours has many old fire plow lines from when strip head ignition was used. They have grown over and are filled in but they are still there. It could be changed if the state cared. From a budgetary perspective, you might think they would. These wildfires have to cost a lot more than a prescribed fire. Some places really don't even need more than a few dormant season prescribed burns before shifting to a more ecologically appropriate summer burn conducted ever 5 to 10 years to be well managed better wildlife habitat. Easier to walk in, too.
Yes tuckerton road at intersection with caranza. Beyond that it was closed. Guessing it burned down to bulldozed road. I think they did burn around Costello but didn’t drive back there. It was burned from Hampton/glossy spung up to where it branches off to tuckerton. The smoke was moving towards what I call batsto fireline road, parallel to 206.
The "interesting" thing about that alphabet soup of agencies is that it doesn't include the USGS....
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Mines Spung Wildfire - Wharton State Forest - Shamong Twp, Burlington County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service continues making progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
5,000 acres
60% contained
ROAD CLOSURES
Local forest road closures
Tuckerton Rd closed from Carranza Rd. to Washington Turnpike
Carranza Rd from Forked Neck Rd to Tuckerton Rd.
Bulldozer Rd closed
Hampton Rd closed
TRAIL CLOSURES
The Batona Trail is closed between Carranza Rd and Quaker Bridge Rd.
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
Lower Forge Campground evacuated
5 structures threatened
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers, helicopters and ground crews.
FIRE CAUSE
Under investigation
NEXT UPDATE
Approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 14
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!”
More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFireService/posts/pfbid02XeCUXmgBdqXSqbZE3d3roqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service continues making progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of the Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest, Shamong Twp., Burlington County.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
ROAD CLOSURES
TRAIL CLOSURES
STRUCTURES THREATENED & EVACUATIONS
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
FIRE CAUSE
NEXT UPDATE
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!”
More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFireService/posts/pfbid02XeCUXmgBdqXSqbZE3d3roqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl