11/13/2024
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Jennings Creek Wildfire - West Milford, Passaic County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Forest Protection and Fire Management are in unified command on a wildfire burning in Passaic County, NJ and Orange County, NY.
Today, Forest Fire Service crews will be aggressively patrolling the fire perimeter and addressing areas of concern. Crews will also assist resources in New York.
SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 2,283 acres burned in New Jersey
🔥 30% contained fire-wide
STRUCTURES THREATENED
⚠️ 2 residential structures threatened in New Jersey
⚠️ 8 structures threatened in the Long Pond Ironworks Historic District
✅ 0 structures evacuated
ROADS AFFECTED
⚠️ East Shore Road closed from Awosting Road to Greenwood Lake Turnpike
⚠️ Beech Road closed
TRAILS AFFECTED
⚠️ All trails in Long Pond Ironworks State Park and Tranquility Ridge closed
⚠️ All trails in the Ringwood Manor section of Ringwood State Park are closed
RESOURCES DEPLOYED
🚒 The Forest Fire Service remains on scene with fire engines and ground crews
🚁 A Forest Fire Service helicopter capable of dropping 350 gallons of water is on scene
PRESS CONFERENCE
🎤 The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation will host a press conference at 12 p.m. today at the “Carriage House” in the Skylands Section of Ringwood State Park to provide updates on the Jennings Creek Wildfire. 5 Morris Rd, Ringwood, NJ 07456
FIRE CAUSE
🔥 Under Investigation
NEXT UPDATE
⏰ Approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13
NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES
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.
