2024 New Jersey Wildfire Season: Country Club Wildfire, Ocean County (Initial Post)

November 19th, 6:30 PM

The NJ Forest Fire Service just released their latest update on their X platform account for the Country Club Wildfire that is currently burning in Lakewood, Ocean County. The only changes are that containment has increased to 75 percent and Clearstream Road has reopened. NJ Forest Fire Service crews, engines and bulldozers remain at the fire. Scroll down for earlier updates.

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Country Club Wildfire - Lakewood, Ocean County@NJDEPForestFire has made substantial progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Ocean County.

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 35 acres
🔥 75% contained pic.twitter.com/9LdN5HUhH3

— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) November 19, 2024

November 19th, 8:30 AM

NJ Forest Fire Service crews have made progress fighting the Country Club Wildfire in Lakewood, Ocean County. In their 9 AM update on the X platform, they posted that acreage burned has increased very slightly to 35 acres burned, up from 33 acres last night. They have achieved 50 percent containment. Clearstream Road in Lakewood remains closed. No structures are threatened. NJ Forest Fire Service crews, engines and bulldozers remain at the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Scroll down for earlier updates.

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Country Club Wildfire - Lakewood, Ocean County@NJDEPForestFire continues to make progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Ocean County.

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 35 acres
🔥 50% contained pic.twitter.com/ZyG3UveBI0

— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) November 19, 2024

November 18th, 9 PM

The Country Club fire has burned  33 acres, is 20 percent contained and no structures are threatened.  It is burning near the Pine Park area and the Lakewood Country Club. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has ground crews, engines, and a bulldozer on the scene. Clearstream Road in Lakewood remains closed. Note, I am going to try embedding a post from the NJ Forest Fire Service's account on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) in hopes that all will be able to see it. 

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Country Club Wildfire - Lakewood, Ocean County

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is making progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Ocean County.

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 33 acres
🔥 20% contained pic.twitter.com/vQc84T0pbx

— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) November 19, 2024

November 18th, 4 PM

According to the NJ Forest Fire Service update on the X platform formerly known as Twitter (shared at about 3 PM on November 18th), the Country Club Wildfire has burned 30 acres in Lakewood in Ocean County and is not contained. Six structures on Seminole Drive are threatened. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is on the scene with wildland firefighters and engines. In addition, a New Jersey Forest Fire Service helicopter is on scene for observation. For those of you familiar with the area, Clearstream Road is closed between Brewers Bridge and Hope Chapel Road. The cause of the fire is under investigation. I think but am not sure that this wildfire was detected earlier on November 18th.

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Country Club Wildfire - Lakewood, Ocean County

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is working to contain a wildfire burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Ocean County.

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 30 acres
🔥 0% contained pic.twitter.com/lc7CnBDc1C

— New Jersey Forest Fire Service (@njdepforestfire) November 18, 2024