New Jersey 2023 Wildfire Season: A West Milford NJ Fire Company thanks all who helped with Kanouse Fire

 On Saturday, April 15th I wrote that the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported that the Kanouse Fire in West Milford (Passaic County NJ) was 100 percent contained. Last evening, Sunday, April 16th I saw that the North Jersey Wildland Fire Association on Facebook shared a very nice post from one of the six West Milford Fire Companies -- Macopin Firehouse WMFD4 -- thanking a long list of all that helped contain the Kanouse Fire. It is a long Facebook post and hope that you take a few moments to read the post. In the years that I have been writing this blog I often see reports of gratitude from residents affected by a wildfire, thanking the responders as well as reports from responders thanking all those who helped them. I was touched by this post and wanted to share it with you. Here are the highlights from the April 15th post (embedded below) from the Macopin Firehouse WMFD4

• All six West Milford Fire Companies responded;
• Mutual Aid from 34 (if I counted correctly) towns and Picatinny Aersonal;
• Mutual Aid Coordinators from Passaic County and nearby Morris County;
• Wildland firefighters from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, US Fish and Wildlife Forestry Service, and the Delaware Water Gap;
• Water drops from aircraft;
• Police departments from West Milford and Bloomingdale as well as the New Jersey State Police:
• The West Milford Department of Public Works;
• Ladies Auxiliary of Companies 4 and 1 who organized and distributed donations that were received;
• West Milford First Aid Squad, Milton First Aid Squad, Passaic County Volunteer Canteen and Rehab Unit, University of Medicine and Dentistry; and the NJ EMS Task Force;
• The West Milford CERT team who passed out cases of water and refreshments on April 14th;
• Many, many, many, residents of West Milford and surrounding communities who donated supplies and helped evacuate approximately 100 animals;
• Mayor Dale and Town Council of West Milford;
• At least 30 area businesses and retailers (local and chains) who donated supplies.