Smelled smoke and it's a bit hazy so looked at the FF website;
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Airpark Wildfire - Miller Airpark - Lacey Twp, Ocean County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is on scene of a wildfire burning in the area of the Robert J. Miller Airpark in Lacey Twp.
The wildfire is 100 acres in size and is 0% contained.
Forest Fire Service crews have began to utilize a backfiring operation to burn fuel ahead of the main body of fire.
ROAD CLOSURES:
Dover Rd is closed from Lacey Rd to Pinewald Keswick Rd
Mule Rd is closed from Pinewald Keswick Rd
STRUCTURES THREATENED
25 structures threatened
Structure protection is being provided by local volunteer fire companies. We thank them for their assistance.
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!” More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFireService/posts/pfbid02XeCUXmgBdqXSqbZE3d3roqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl
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Helpful Wildfire Terminology
Wildfire - An uncontrolled fire burning the different types of vegetation that cover the land. A wildfire is considered a “major wildfire” after it exceeds 100 acres in size.
Containment - When reporting on a wildfire a percentage of containment will be given, which will state how much of the fireline has been completed.
Backfire - A fire intentionally set along the interior edge of a fireline by Forest Fire Service staff to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or to change the direction of force of a fire’s convection column.
Fireline - The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.
Threatened - Critical infrastructure, roads, homes and commercial buildings that are in the vicinity of a wildfire.
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5m ·WILDFIRE UPDATE: Airpark Wildfire - Miller Airpark - Lacey Twp, Ocean County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is on scene of a wildfire burning in the area of the Robert J. Miller Airpark in Lacey Twp.
The wildfire is 100 acres in size and is 0% contained.
Forest Fire Service crews have began to utilize a backfiring operation to burn fuel ahead of the main body of fire.
ROAD CLOSURES:
STRUCTURES THREATENED
Structure protection is being provided by local volunteer fire companies. We thank them for their assistance.
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!” More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFireService/posts/pfbid02XeCUXmgBdqXSqbZE3d3roqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl
Continue to follow this page for updates.
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Helpful Wildfire Terminology
#NJFFS #NJForestFireService #NewJerseyDEP
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