Whip-poor-will Fire
The Whip-poor-will Fire was reported on July 16, 2024 in Burlington County, New Jersey and burned 1,167 acres. It is 80 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,167 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2024
- Personnel
- 13
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 39.710, -74.395.
The incident
- Size
- 1,167 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2024 at 11:45 AM EDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Warren Grove Air to Ground Gunnery Range
- County
- Burlington County
- State
- New Jersey
- Nearest city reported
- Bass River Township
- Protecting agency
- FFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 13
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NJNJS-000423
- IRWIN identifier
- 7D8818D8-5B00-4204-A5A8-3D636A1955AF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ocean Acres, 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 July 29, 2024 at 8:12 AM EDT. Identifier 2024-NJNJS-000423.