July 13th, 9:15 AM
The Maple Branch Fire is 100% contained at 98 acres, no structures were damaged. See this tweet from the NJ Forest Fire Service for more information and some photos.
July 12th, 6 PM
This just in. Another wildfire, the Maple Branch Fire, in Wharton State Forest has burned 40 acres. Seven structures are threatened. I saw an article about the fire on New Jersey Advance Media a short time ago, the article may be found here.
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Wharton State Forest – Maple Branch Fire – Washington Township @njdepforestfire is battling a wildfire in Wharton State Forest which has reached 40 acres in size and is 15% contained.
— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) July 12, 2022
Crews have begun a backfiring operation to aide in containment. pic.twitter.com/miT0zUbfTu
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