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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 379,702 |
| episode_id | 60,998 |
| begin_utc | 2012-04-09T19:44:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2012-04-09T20:09:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW JERSEY |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | MIDDLESEX |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 0.00K |
| damage_crops | 0.00K |
| wfo_source | Newspaper |
| episode_narrative | The unseasonably dry weather coupled with strong winds helped quickly spread two wildfires on the 9th in central Burlington County. The South Park fire started just after Midnight EDT on the 9th in Woodland Township in Burlington County near South Park and Sooy Roads. Most of it occurred on the grounds of the South Park Hunting Club. The strong winds helped spread the fire quickly. It was suspected that gypsy moth tree damage also contributed to the rapid spread of the fire. Air resources were used to battle the blaze. Over 250 local and state forestry fire fighters helped battle the blaze. At 8 a.m. EDT on the 9th, the fire was partially contained and already burned 400 acres. Sections of Sooy Road and South Park Roads were closed in Tabernacle and Woodland Townships. Helicopters were used by the State Forest Fire Service to battle the blaze and plow lines had been established behind the houses on Sooy Place Road. Controlled burns have been completed to reduce the threat of property damage. Overnight on the 9th, the fire did not grow due to the lower temperatures, increased humidity, and subsiding winds. The fire reached about 50 percent containment. On noon on the 10th, the wildfire reached 75 percent containment. It was expected to consume about 1000 acres before total containment was reached.| |A second wildfire occurred on the Fort Dix Military Installation, near the Burlington and Ocean County border on the 9th. It was totally contained on the 10th. The fire started on Training Ranges 13 and 14. Fortunately, the wind was spreading the fire toward a controlled burn area. With the assistance of three other fire companies, Joint Base fire personnel extinguished the blaze and there were no reported injuries or damage. The fire consumed about 300 acres. ||Other smaller wildfires also occurred in Monroe Township (Middlesex County) on Disbrow Road on the afternoon of the 9th and in West Windsor Township (Mercer County) off Meadow Road. In all, there were thirty-three reported wildfires throughout the state of New Jersey on the 9th. Because of the increased fire weather risk, the New Jersey Forestry Service went to Stage III restrictions on camp fires south of the Raritan River. All fires in wooded areas were now prohibited unless contained within an elevated stove. |
| year | 2,012 |
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