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Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Firefighters Battle Brush Fire In South Jersey
Firefighters were battling a large brush fire in Burlington County. The fire had consumed about seven acres as of Friday afternoon, July 22, initial reports said. Pemberton Township Volunteer Fire Department said it was assisting the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire is on Ridgeview Avenue behind Browns Mills Arms Apartments. No structures were in danger and there had been no evacuations, the fire department said. Ridgeview Avenue was closed between Junction and Lakehurst roads. State forest fire crews were continuing backfiring operations, officials said.
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Torches 11 Acres At Former Western Mass Landfill
Firefighters from several departments helped contain an 11-acre brush fire that occurred in Hampshire County Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services said in a release. Granby firefighters responded to the fire in area of a former landfill at 11 New Ludlow Road around 2:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, the department said. It was soon brought to multiple alarms and required help from several neighboring departments and statewide task forces. Granby Fire Chief Michael O’Neill said the massive blaze was mostly fueled by whipping winds and dry vegetation. Car 1 and Forestry …
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Brush Fire Reported In South Jersey (
Developing
)
A large brush fire broke out n Burlington County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire broke out on Tuesday, July 12 along Bulltown Road in Egg Harbor City. Police had closed the road from Batsto fire tower to Route 542. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Middletown, NJ
News
Husky Frightened By Fireworks Rescued 1.5 Miles Off Jersey Shore (
Photos
)
A Siberian Husky fleeing from noisy fireworks was rescued by Monmouth County Sheriff's Officers off the Jersey Shore. Caiden, a 10-year-old dog, was saved after swimming about a mile and a half off Union Beach, authorities said. Sheriffs' Officers Michael Forgione and Kasey Collins located Caiden and brought him on board in the Raritan Bay, navigating shallow waters to reunite him with his grateful owner. In addition to the K-9 rescue, the Marine 1 Unit also observed a brush fire that started due to the fireworks and were able to assist in navigating fire personnel to the fire. Poste…
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
Last Of Season's Brushfires (Hopefully) Doused In Bergen County Park
Prime time for area brush fires neared its end with a late-weekend blaze in a Bergen County park. Young Kayden Hansen of Wetwood called in the fire in Pascack Brook County Brook off Emerson Road behind their house just after 7 p.m. Sunday, May 1. Borough police and firefighters were there instantly, as Westwood's bravest doused the flames. No injuries were reported. A shed reportedly was damaged. A report of a youth in a car that left the scene around the time of the fire was being investigated. ANYONE who might have seen something or has information about the possible cause of the fire …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
SEE
Anything
? Deliberately Set Elmwood Park Brush Fire Draws Investigators
UPDATE: Someone apparently ignited a brush fire in Elmwood Park at a particularly dangerous time. Fortunately, borough firefighters made quick work of the blaze, which broke out in a wooded area off Gilbert Avenue and Mola Boulevard between 6:30-7 p.m. Friday, April 29. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Squad was alerted after a gas can was found in the area, responders said. The pattern of the fire was also a dead giveaway. One area resident said it wasn't the first time, either. "I'm extremely concerned," he said. "This is a disturbed person that is doing this." Low humidity and p…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Backs Up Route 287 In Morris County
A Friday morning brush fire was causing traffic delays on Route 287 in Morris County, authorities said. The fire broke out in the southbound lanes south of exit 40 to Route 511 in Parsippany shortly before 9:45 a.m., according to 511NJ. Fire crews in Parsippany and Whippany, as well as the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, were working to douse the blaze, initial reports said. Two of four right lanes were shut down, causing a 10 to 15 minute delay, according to 511NJ. Brush fire on I-287 southbound South of Exit 40 - CR 511/Parsippany Rd (Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp) 2 Right lanes of 4 la…
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
NYC Resident Accused Of Starting Wildfire In Region
A New York City resident allegedly violated the statewide brush burn ban which caused a wildland fire in the region. On Tuesday, March 22 at 4:15 p.m., state forest rangers responded to an open burn in Sullivan County off Route 209 in the town of Mamakating, said the state Department of Environmental Conservation. A 41-year-old Manhattan resident was burning brush and had left the fire unattended, DEC officials said. Due to high winds and dry conditions, the fire spread to approximately 2.5 acres of land. Westbrookville Fire responded and had the fire under control by 4:45 p.m., the…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Brush Fire Ravages Gull Island On Jersey Shore: Developing
A brush fire broke out on the Jersey Shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The fire was reported early Wednesday afternoon at Gull Island County Park, Point Pleasant Beach, initial reports said. A fireboat was requested from Manasquan, and firefighters and State Police reportedly were battling the fire on the mainland, according to an unconfirmed report. New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Garden State Parkway Reopens After Nearly 12 Hours Closed To Brush Fire
A portion of the Garden State Parkway was closed overnight Wednesday, backing up traffic for miles as firefighters battled a brush fire. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. ner Exit 91 in Brick Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. It is believed to have started in an underground drain pipe that runs beneath the north and southbound lanes of the Parkway, he said. The southbound side of the highway reopened near Exit 91 in Brick around 7 a.m. Thursday, New Jersey State Police said. The blaze broke out around 6 p.m. Pillars of smoke could be seen billowing up the highw…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Hunterdon County Fire Crews Battle Brush Blaze That Tore Through Adjacent Home
Fire crews in Hunterdon County arrived “in about a minute” at the scene of a brush fire that fully engulfed and tore through an adjacent home Friday morning. The blaze broke out on South Union Street between Swan and Mount Hope Streets in Lambertville just after 10:10 a.m., the local fire department said. Several handlines were stretched through the burning home and up toward the attic, where the fire had “advanced significantly” and “rapidly extended up to the eaves,” authorities said. On Friday 28 May at 1012 Hours, Lambertville Fire Box 1702 Level 3 was dispatched for a brush fire …
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Massive, Days-Long Western Mass Brush Fire Has Now Burned Nearly 1,000 Acres
A brush fire that has been burning for days in Western Massachusetts is now largely contained but has done extensive damage to nearly 1,000 acres of land. Hundreds of firefighters have been called in to help battle a blaze that broke out in Berkshire County on Friday, May 14, and has been difficult for crews to contain. In total, approximately 950 acres of land have burned in a difficult spot in Williamstown that has been difficult for firefighters to get to, though the blaze hasn’t reached any structures. Original story - Massive, Days-Long Forest Fire Still Burning In Western Mass …
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