New Jersey wildfires

Poor Farm Road Fire

ContainedMercer County, New Jersey2025Wildfire

The Poor Farm Road Fire was reported on March 1, 2025 in Mercer County, New Jersey and burned 293 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
293 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
March 1, 2025
Personnel
10

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 40.353, -74.823.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Pennington

The incident

Size
293 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
March 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM EST
Cause
Human
Location
Area of Poor Farm Road and Woosamonsa Road
County
Mercer County
State
New Jersey
Nearest city reported
Hopewell Township
Protecting agency
FFS
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
10
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$40,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-NJNJS-000084
IRWIN identifier
29FFDBA4-5AC6-49D1-AB22-C838392C2DC0

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pennington, 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 March 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM EST. Identifier 2025-NJNJS-000084.