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While light rain fell in New Jersey from November 10 to 11th, including up to 0.23 in (5.8 mm) in Trenton and 0.19 in (4.8 mm) in Newark, the rain failed to provide much relief for the wildfires. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] New York City suffered a record number of wildfires from October 29 to November 12. [ 16 ]
2013 Seaside Park, New Jersey fire This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Oct. 29-30, 2012: Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey’s Greatest Storm On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, bringing hurricane-force winds and a devastating storm surge.
Today, these 21 towers provide New Jersey an inexpensive and effective first response system that aids the New Jersey Forest Fire Service in quickly suppressing and in preventing damage caused by reported wildfires. The Forest Fire Service estimates that 25 percent of wildfires within the state every year are first spotted by a lookout. [7]
Discarded cigarette butts and piles of burning yard waste are two of the most common culprits of human-caused wildfires.
The Jennings Creek fire has burned at least 3,500 acres on the New York and New Jersey border. It was just 20% contained as of Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Michael Guillen/NY Post
Division A covers 1,954,353 acres (790,899 ha) of northern New Jersey north of the Raritan River, including the area of Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren and parts of Mercer and Middlesex counties. Sussex County is covered by the agency's sections A1, A3, and A4.
A massive forest fire occurred in Pompton Lakes, NJ, on Nov. 9, 2024. Strong winds caused the smoke from the fire to drift all across Bergen and Passaic counties, causing a smoky smell and poor ...