Dragway Fire
The Dragway Fire was reported on August 20, 2023 in Camden County, New Jersey and burned 1,500 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2023
- Personnel
- 15
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 39.787, -74.826.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2023 at 2:45 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Jackson Road and Powerlines near Atco Dragstrip
- County
- Camden County
- State
- New Jersey
- Nearest city reported
- Atco
- Protecting agency
- FFS
- Jurisdiction
- FFS
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NJNJS-000612
- IRWIN identifier
- FC38DAA1-6BE0-4151-9A0A-C22000F4E625
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jackson, NJ covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 26, 2024 at 8:56 AM EDT. Identifier 2023-NJNJS-000612.