Wednesday, June 7, 2023

NJ Forest Fire Service

Friends and Family Remember Firefighter Jim Mangine

Seen here, a Forest Fire Service member holds a radio so friends of Jim Mangine can hear his ceremonial last call. Photo by J. Phalon, 5/2023

“North Jersey is on Fire”

A blaze engulfing 600 acres in West Milford, New Jersey, is at this moment only 30 percent contained. The wildfire.has grown since it was reported at 11:34 a.m. that the fire encompassed 150 acres. A Stage 2 fire danger has been declared

With Dry Weather Expected Until at Least Friday, All are Asked to Guard Against Wildfires

Call the New Jersey Forest Fire Service office in Andover at (973) 786-6350 or 9-1-1 to report suspicious fires. Bob Wolff, retired state forest...

Fighting Fires with Fire – a Prescribed Burn Took Place in Hardwick

The NJ Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) has been working statewide to prevent wildfires. On March 22nd, their efforts involved at least two prescribed burns...

NJ Forest Fire Service Plans Annual Prescribed Burning of 25,000 Acres of Trees, Marshes and Grasslands

PRESS RELEASE: TRENTON (February 2023) – The New Jersey Forest Fire Service’s annual prescribed burning program to reduce wildfire risk and manage natural resources by...

Beech Leaf Disease Found in Our Area – Don’t Move Firewood

The Department of Environmental Protection is urging New Jersey residents to check trees on their property for signs of beech leaf disease and report their findings to the New Jersey Forest Service, Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. Beech leaf disease was first detected in Bergen and Essex counties in summer 2020 and is now confirmed in 10 additional counties.

NEWS from Catfish Fire Tower, Hardwick:

Very High Wildfire Danger Persists. Tower to be lit up.

More Ramblings from our ‘Eye in the Sky’ -Forestfire Observer / Firefighter Bob Wolff, in the Catfish Fire Tower

It has been and extremely dry season out there. According to the USDA Northeast Climate Hub online, monitoring drought conditions, our area has had...
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