Log Swamp Fire
The Log Swamp Fire was reported on April 15, 2023 in Ocean County, New Jersey and burned 1,607 acres. It was declared out on April 17, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,607 acres
- Contained
- 60%
- Discovered
- April 15, 2023
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped April 15, 2023 at 3:17 PM EDT, 1,607 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 39.680, -74.359.
The incident
- Size
- 1,607 acres
- Containment
- 60%
- Discovered
- April 15, 2023 at 10:17 AM EDT
- Contained
- April 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT
- Declared out
- April 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Munion Field Road and Rt. 539 Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ
- County
- Ocean County
- State
- New Jersey
- Nearest city reported
- Little Egg Harbor
- Protecting agency
- FFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-NJNJS-000323
- IRWIN identifier
- B6813275-E7A1-4A4F-9286-67DB51DCFF63
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Manahawkin, NJ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Manahawkin, NJ5 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Tuckerton, NJ5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Ocean Acres, NJ6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Beach Haven West, NJ7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Barnegat, NJ9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mystic Island, NJ9 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 12:16 PM EST. Identifier 2023-NJNJS-000323.