Thanks to my friends at the NJ Forest Fire Service Section B10 website for bringing a wildfire in Vernon Township, NJ to my attention. The fire started near Wawayanda State Park on a steep ridge, with one or two New Jersey Forest Fire Service Helicopters with buckets working the fire. Approximately 75 to 100 acres have burned. No homes are threatened. The fire started on Monday evening, April 20 at about 6:00 PM. In an article dated today, April 22 at 5:51 PM, The NJ Herald is reporting that the fire is contained.
Video of NJ Forest Fire Service Helicopter dropping water on wildfire in Vernon Township, NJ
New Jersey Herald
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Video of NJ Forest Fire Service Helicopter and bucket dipping from Lake in support of wildfire in Vernon Township, NJ
New Jersey Herald
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I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.
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