WILDFIRE UPDATE: Allen Road Wildfire – Bass River State Forest

Below is an update from the NJFFS:

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service continues to work to contain of a wildfire burning in the area of Allen Road in Bass River State Forest.

The wildfire has reached 3,100 acres in size and is 15% contained.

A backfiring operation to help contain the fire was conducted overnight and will continue today to achieve containment goals.

PRESS CONFERENCE
A press conference is being held at 11 a.m. at the Bass River Wildland Firefighter Memorial on East Greenbush Road.

ROAD CLOSURES
⚠️ Allen Road is closed
⚠️ Oswego Road is closed
⚠️ Stage Road is closed between North Maple Avenue and Rt. 679
⚠️ Rt. 679 is closed between Rt. 563 and Leaktown Road

EVACUATIONS / STRUCUTRES THEATENED
⚠️ The Timberline Campground has been evacuated
⚠️ 6 residential structures are threatened – structure protection is being provided by local fire companies, we thank them for their assistance.

TRAIL CLOSURES
⚠️ The Batona Trail is closed in Bass River State Forest

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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