June 3rd, 12:45 PM
Before I start my afternoon activities outside the house, I went to the NJ Forest Fire Service Facebook page to see if there were any updates about either the Flatiron Fire or the Allen Road Fire. There is an update about the Flatiron Fire which has burned 180 acres and is at 60 percent containment. Four structures are threatened, down from 40 earlier today.
June 3rd, 12:15 PM
Here is a video from CBS Philadelphia of the 10 AM press conference by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service about the Flatiron Fire that is currently burning in Medford in Burlington County, New Jersey in an area of "wildland-urban interface." The fire was reported at 12:04 AM on June 3, it was spreading towards some homes and structure protection was immediately put in place. The NJ Forest Fire Service continues to report that the fire has burned about 120 acres with hopes that it will eventually be contained at 220 acres burned by later today. Local Fire Companies, including from Medford Township, responded via mutual aid to help with structure protection.
They reported that the Allen Road Fire was near 100 percent containment and had burned about 5,950 acres.
My thanks to my friends at the NJ Forest Fire Service Section B10 for alerting me to the YouTube video of the 10 AM NJFFS Press Conference.
Direct link to video from CBS Philadelphia on YouTube
June 3rd, 11:25 AM
At the time I am writing this, there is no change in the Allen Road Fire that has burned 5,000 acres in the Bass River State Forest in Burlington County and is at 80 percent containment, see my June 2nd post for more information.
A new wildfire was reported during the overnight (June 2-3) in Medford NJ also in Burlington County. The New Jersey Forest is reporting that the Flatiron Fire has burned 120 acres at 20 percent containment. Forty homes are threatened. News 12 New Jersey is covering this fire, there update at 9:35 AM on June 3rd may be found here. 6ABC Action News also reported on this fire.
Unfortunately, I only learned of the fire after the New Jersey Forest Fire Service held their press conference at 10 AM, so I was unable to watch via live stream. However, I believe that Fox29 Philadelphia has a report filed after the press conference that may be found here.
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