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woodjin

Piney
Nov 8, 2004
4,342
328
Near Mt. Misery
Yesterday (Monday) I noticed a great deal of smoke coming from west of 206 in the Medford area (approx.) and tonight I noticed that Medford/Jackson road was closed off. Did anyone hear of a fire in that area?

Jeff
 

LongIslandPiney

Explorer
Jan 11, 2006
484
0
I heard there was a fire in Howell along route 95 on the news. Suprising considering all the rain we've been getting lately.
 

firetech792

Scout
Aug 26, 2007
70
2
Central NJ
www.sectionb10.org
All prescribed burning. The fire in Howell was also a prescribed fire that was incorrectly reported as a fire to the news media. This time of the year, the fuels dry out very quickly after a rain (as compared to summer). Humidities drop, winds kick up and a warmer spring sun heats the ground. We could get a .25" of rain in the morning, then a major fire late in the afternoon if conditions are right.
Rumor has it that if rain totals stay low today (03-19), the large presrcibed burning project around the Warren Grove Bombing range will start Thursday or Friday.
Pete
 

Medford Piney

Explorer
Feb 25, 2008
121
1
Medford
there has been one of those big lighted construction signs up on the medford end of medford/jackson rd telling that it would be closed. Mount construction owns the sign and has been 'winning' all the road construction projects in the town for a awhile now. I figured they were going to pave it for those big McMansion in the old boy scout camp so they could exit the other way to Atco or were replacing a culvert under the road or something.
 
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