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Eventdex · Wildfire

CUMBERLAND

512184

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id512,184
episode_id83,405
begin_utc2014-04-27T19:00:00+00:00
end_utc2014-04-28T14:00:00+00:00
stateNEW JERSEY
cz_typeZ
cz_nameCUMBERLAND
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeA wildfire charred nearly 1,000 acres of brush in Wharton State Forest in Waterford Township in Camden County on the 26th through the 28th. The wildfire started during the evening on the 26th and occurred west of U.S. Route 206, south of Atsion Road and north of Chew Road near the Camden and Burlington County line in Waterford Township. Gusty west to northwest winds (Peak wind gust of 30 mph at the Atlantic City International Airport) on the 27th pushed the smoke plume through Atlantic County and passed it over Atlantic City. Heavy smoke was reported in the area of the wildfire, but the wildfire posed no threat to residences or structures. At 9 a.m. EDT on the 28th, the fire was 80 percent contained. The wildfire was 100 percent contained at 3 p.m. EDT on the 28th and burned approximately 907 acres. Lighter winds and in the opposite direction of the 27th helped firefighters make large strides toward containment.||A second, separate wildfire occurred in the Edward G Bevan Fish and Wildlife Management Area in Downe Township in Cumberland County. This wildfire started on the afternoon of the 27th and was contained at 10 a.m. EDT on the 28th. About 80 acres were consumed. Through the end of April, New Jersey Forestry service logged 488 wildfires which burned 6,226 acres in 2014. By comparison to date in 2013, there were 464 wildfires which burned 750 acres.
year2,014

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