Wednesday, June 21, 2023

2023 New Jersey Wildfire Season: Two Recent Wildfires in Burlington County Caused by Lightning

 

Direct link to video from CBS Philadelphia on YouTube

As most of you know, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service along with other State and Federal Wildfire agencies and the like conduct investigations into the causes of wildfires. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service recently concluded investigations into the causes of two recent wildfires in Burlington County, the Flatiron Wildfire that burned 220 acres in Medford Township in early June and the Acorn Hill Wildfire that burned 246 acres in the Brendon J. Byrne State Forest on June 19th and 20th. Both of these wildfires were caused by lightning, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Services (see below),  wildfires caused by lightning are uncommon in New Jersey. 

New Jersey Advance Media reports on these two wildfires sparked by lightning in a June 21st article.


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