2023 New Jersey Wildfire Season: River Road Fire Washington Twshp (Burlington County)

April 19, 2023 10:50 AM

I am sharing the 10 AM update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service on the River Road Fire in Washington Township, Burlington County. The fire remains at 257 acres, no structures are threatened and a couple of local roads remain closed.

April 19, 2023 8:15 AM

By late yesterday evening the New Jersey Forest Fire Service had made progress in fighting the River Road Fire. As of about 10:30 PM, the fire remained at 257 acres with containment increasing to 65 percent. Thirty structures are still threatened. Route 542 was open last night but a couple of local roads remained closed. 

Here is a report from 6ABC in Philadelphia from earlier this morning.

Direct link to video from 6ABC in Philadelphia

April 18, 2023 9:50 PM

Thanks to my friends at the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Section B10 for making me aware of the River Road Fire has burned 257 acres in Washington Twshp, Burlington County. Thirty structures are threatened. I will follow up on this tomorrow morning, April 19th. The National Weather Service at Mt. Holly did issue a Red Flag Warning for southern New Jersey that expired at 8 PM tonight.

Here us a report from ABC6 in Philadelphia early on the afternoon of April 18th

Direct link to video from ABC6 in Philadelphia on YouTube