Kanouse Fire
The Kanouse Fire was reported on April 12, 2023 in Passaic County, New Jersey and burned 972 acres. It was fully contained on April 16, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 972 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2023
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeter mapped April 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT, 972 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 41.039, -74.428.
The incident
- Size
- 972 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Kanouse Mountain, north of Route 23 (Patterson-Hamburg Turnpike), west of Echo L
- County
- Passaic County
- State
- New Jersey
- Nearest city reported
- West Milford Twp
- Protecting agency
- FFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Hardwood Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $35,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NJNJS-000311
- IRWIN identifier
- 1A2B1D02-B317-4F2F-B70D-46C3716E2158
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kinnelon, 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 November 28, 2023 at 12:06 PM EST. Identifier 2023-NJNJS-000311.