There is a wildfire, currently 40 acres in a remote area of Sussex County NJ called the NJ-NJS Owassa Fire. Two Ag Cats and a Huey helo dropped water on the head of the fire, along with a fourth aircraft that arrived sometime before dark. These aerial operations ended at dark today to resume tomorrow (Thursday April 8) morning. The fire is in a mountainous area of Sussex County. The hand crews are being pulled from the mountainous terrain this evening and will resume their operations tomorrow morning. There is no containment at this time and some evacuations from a nearby residential area have been made as a safety measure. Fire patrols will continue through the night. For more information, see this thread on the wildland fire hotlist.
The image above is the area where I believe the Owassa Fire is occurring, as it seems to fit the description in the wildland fire hotlist thread that I referred to: west of Lake Owassa.
Stay safe everyone and kudos to the NJ Forest Fire Service.
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