2023 New Jersey Wildfire Season: major fire in Little Egg Harbor Township (Ocean County)

Update on March 7 at 4:25 PM

The NJ Forest Fire Service is reporting that the fire has burned 125 acres with no containment. Sixteen structures are threatened and back firing operations are in place to aid in containment

I thank my friends at the NJFFS Section B10 for alerting me to a major fire burning off of County Route 53 in Little Egg Harbor Township New Jersey in Ocean County.

I understand from a post on the NJFFS Section B10 website (site updates frequently) that structure protection is in place with a potential to burn up to 450 acres. An incident command post has been set up at the Warren Gove Gunnery Range. 

Local news outlets reporting on this wildfire include News12 New Jersey and the Atlantic City Press.