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Post by smokeater342 on Oct 21, 2008 15:38:05 GMT -5
500+ acres burning off Rte. 206 near the Atsion Ranger Station...
Rapidly growing as of 4pm..
Hammonton FD called into the fire for structural protection along with Burlington county Station 281..
2 Burlington County Fire Police Strike Teams en route to shut down Rte. 206..
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Post by smokeater342 on Oct 21, 2008 16:43:45 GMT -5
Numerous Mutual Aid now coming in from Atlantic, Burlington and Camden Counties...
Just took a ride to the north of side of Hammonton...very impressive smoke plume, wish i had a camera with me...would have gotten some nice pics..
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Post by cap101 on Oct 25, 2008 21:53:12 GMT -5
Has this fire been declared contained yet?
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Post by smokeater342 on Oct 29, 2008 0:43:49 GMT -5
As of yesterday it was fully contained.
Hammonton
Forest fire smoldering
but fully contained
The 1,950-acre fire in Wharton State Forest became fully contained Monday morning, and firefighters hoped another half-inch of rain overnight, the amount that fell Saturday, would extinguish it.
Officials are confident the fire won't breach its widest perimeter, even though ground cover continues to smolder, said Michael Drake, spokesman for the Forest Fire Service. A small crew will patrol the fire today, but firefighters have stopped monitoring at night.
The fire began last Tuesday in adjacent Waterford Township. Although it spread quickly, no one has been injured or had private property damaged. The cause has not been determined.
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