11 AM
Following up on my April 9th post where I first reported on the Old Mine Fire, the fire continues to burn in the Worthington State Forest in the Delaware Water Gap remaining at 30 acres burned this morning with containment increasing to 75 percent. Old Mine Road remains closed. According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, two wildland firefighters were treated yesterday at the scene for heat related injuries and released. The NJFFS also reports that the incident commander flew an observation flight in a NJFFS helicopter this morning and the acreage burned by the fire is not expected to grow. There will be an update this evening about 8 PM from the NJ Forest Fire Service and when that update comes I will revise this post.
April 10th 8 PM update from the NJFFS
I did not check the NJFFS Facebook page until the morning of April 11th. The Old Mine Fire is at 100% containment at 34 acres. NJFFS crews will stay on scene for mop up and monitoring. Nice job everyone. Old Mine Road is now open to traffic.
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