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As of 3 p.m. Friday, an uncontained wildfire in Wharton State Forest has burned 450 acres. Two structures are threatened, officials said.
Anyone with further information about the fire that could aid in the investigation should call the New Jersey State Park Police tip line, 844-PARK-TIP (844-727-5847).
The fire, which measured 4,300 acres in the area of the Batona Campground and Apple Pie Hill in Wharton State Forest, was 90% contained by 8 p.m. Monday, the fire service said.
The Mullica River fire was a 2022 wildfire in the Wharton State Forest in portions of Atlantic and Burlington counties in New Jersey. [1] The fire began in a remote area of the Wharton State Forest, and firefighters suspect it was caused by an illegal campfire found near its origin; [1] [2] it was first spotted from a fire tower at 10 AM on ...
Wharton State Forest is the largest state forest in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [1] It is the largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, encompassing approximately 122,880 acres (497.3 km 2) of the Pinelands northeast of Hammonton. Its protected acreage is divided between Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties.
Wharton is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 7,241, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] an increase of 719 (+11.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,522, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] which in turn reflected an increase of 224 (+3.6%) from the 6,298 counted in the 2000 census .
Anyone with further information about the fire that could aid in the investigation should call the New Jersey State Park Police tip line, 844-PARK-TIP (844-727-5847).
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]