The record
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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,494,386 |
| episode_id | 1,205,821 |
| begin_utc | 2006-03-22T13:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2006-03-23T22:00:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW JERSEY |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD |
| episode_narrative | A wildfire started in Medford Township in the Sunrise Lake area. The unseasonably dry weather helped the fire spread quickly through upland pine forests and lowlands along headwater tributaries of Tauton Lakes. Local fire departments helped prevent the fire from reaching homes on the north side of the fire. About 150 acres were consumed before the fire was contained. Through the end of March there have been 531 wildfires that have consumed 1,400 acres of woodland in New Jersey in 2006. By comparison, there were only 94 wildfires that consumed 146 acres through March 31st in 2005. Because of the unseasonably dry weather, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has issued a Stage number 2 campfire restriction. No open fires were allowed either on the ground or within fire rings. Any ground fires had to be in a prepared, contained pit made of steel, stone, brick or concrete with a gravel or masonry base. All prescribed burning permits remained suspended. Agricultural open burning permits remained conditionally permitted subject to adequate precautions and the approval of the local fire warden. March 2006 was the driest March on record (112 years) in the state of New Jersey. The preliminary statewide precipitation average was 0.86 inches, 3.31 inches drier than normal. It was also the driest March on record at the Atlantic City International Airport. The monthly precipitation total of 0.37 inches surpassed the previous record of 0.70 inches set in 1966 and was 3.69 inches drier than normal. The Mercer County Airport March monthly precipitation total was 1.30 inches, 2.16 inches drier than normal. |
| year | 2,006 |
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