The blaze broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the area of East Commodore Boulevard and Cedar Swamp Road in Jackson Township.
Crews with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service are working to contain a wildfire that's burning in Ocean County, New Jersey.Chopper 6 was overhead as smoke billowed from a wooded area of the township.East Commodore Boulevard, Cedar Swamp Road and Jackson Mills Road are all closed due to the fire.
According to officials, 30 structures are being threatened at this time, but there are no mandatory evacuations in place.for parts of the Garden State and Pennsylvania. The warning, which expires at 8 p.m. Tuesday, means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly due to a combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels.
-An elevated prepared fireplace must meet the following criteria: constructed of steel, stone, brick or concrete, elevated at least one foot above the ground and surrounded by a mineral soil radius no less than ten feet.
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