FOREST FIRE BASS RIVER NJ..

[tony357 386]

ABOUT ONE HOUR AGO BOTH BOYS ARE ON CALL ONE TANKER OUT OF THEIR DEPT..

[tony357 386]

evacuation of bass river state park..

 

BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP - The state Forest Fire Service is fighting two wildfires in the Bass River State Forest.

 

Division Fire Warden Bert Plante said fire fighters were attempting to contain a wildfire that broke out in a swamp a couple miles north of Dan Bridge Road in the Bass River State Forest on Monday afternoon.

 

The fire was covering a 10-acre tract, but Plante said that number would likely increase after fire crews use back burning techniques in an attempt to contain the blaze.

 

"The problem with it being in a swamp, is we can't get to it," Plante said. "So what we have to do is try to stop it from spreading upland."

 

A second fire was later reported about a mile east of the initial blaze, Plante said.

 

"We have seven fire engines from the forest fire service on sight already and we've made arrangements to generate another 10," Plante said Monday afternoon.

 

The Bass River State Forest was evacuated after the fire north of Dan Bridge Road was reported, Plante said.

 

The state forest stretches across Ocean and Burlington counties, and is roughly six miles west of Tuckerton, and 25 miles away from Atlantic City.

 

Visitors could be seen exiting the park shortly before 4 p.m. and a park employee said that people were being asked to leave.

 

The smoke could be from the Garden State Parkway, several miles away from the park's entrance on Stage Road in Burlington County.

 

The park has 176 tent and trailer camping sites and several larger group campsites, according to a state Department of Environmental Protection website.

 

Check here for updates on this developing story.

[Maksim 1,504]

yikes. Keep your family safe.

 

Hopefully no one is hurt.

[totalabuse 27]

I saw helicopters dropping what ever they drop on the fire. Stage rd is closed :x and down town is smoked out. Route 9 Tuckerton VFD looked like they were partying. New Gretna VFD looked to be on stand by and ready to move. This was as of 8pm.

[GoNRA 12]

I need to join a volunteer FD. Some of that stuff looks like a good adrenaline rush

[tony357 386]

pic from my back yard looking at bass river..

 

[GoNRA 12]

pic from my back yard looking at bass river..

 

 

looks like a warzone is on the horizon.

[tony357 386]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP)

[coldsolderjoint 84]

I need to join a volunteer FD. Some of that stuff looks like a good adrenaline rush

 

New guy has to buy the beer.

[totalabuse 27]

Live in Mystic, eh Tony.

[tony357 386]

Live in Mystic, eh Tony.

 

yep, the boys just left this morning no update as of yet.. pic from the press..

 

[Malsua 1,422]

Can someone pin me in a bit closer as to where the fire is?

 

What part of Stage road is closed?

[tony357 386]

coming from tuckerton down stage rd it was not closed until poor mans parkway..