Knowing that the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has crews and engines deployed or on their way to work wildfires out west, I was looking for one place where I could find information to share with you. I poked around on the Eastern Area Coordination Center website and found a resource summary (dated August 1st) that lists all crews and engines from the eastern area that are committed to wildfires outside the eastern area. I suspect that this page is updated daily while resources are deployed outside the area, so what you see may be different. Engines and crews from New Jersey deployed outside the eastern area are:
- NJS#2 crew currently working the Red Canyon Fire 30 miles south of Rangely CO, 3,075 acres (pictures and August 1st update from NJFFS A2)
- Two Type 4 engines and crew from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service arrived in California sometime on July 30th and are assigned to the Carr Fire (near Redding CA), for a photo taken of one of the NJFFS engines see this post August 1st post from the NJFFS A2. 115,538 acres burned at 35 percent containment. Structures destroyed: 1,018 residences, 12 commercial, and 435 outbuildings. Evacuations remain in place. Two firefighters and four civilians have died.
- Finally, there are two more type 4 engines from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service that left New Jersey on July 31st to work the Sharps Fire near Bellevue, Idaho (38,360 acres at 21 percent containment). As of early afternoon on August 1st they were in Elkhard, Indiana refueling (from NJFFS A2).
I am honored that these wonderful men and women from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, and their engines (as applicable) are helping fight these wildfires out west. I am proud of all of you. Stay safe.
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