BRUSH FIRE AIR TANKER Drops Manchester New Jersey 4/21/24

Ocean County - Manchester - Route 70 & Ocean County 547 - Brush Fire

Yesterday around 4:30PM NJFFS got a call for a reported brush fire in Manchester along the tracks in the woods at Oak St & Ridgeway Blvd. Behind the Lakehurst Diner, upon arrival, a fire along the tracks in the woods. Air Tanker 81 from Miller Air Park was quickly dispatched & in the air within minutes units on the ground coordinated, two strategic airdrops to land on the fire and help us suppression. After the main body of fire was knocked down, NJFFS used a plow to make containment lines to start back firing operations. Units on scene operated till 8:00PM due to the heavy smoke condition route 70 west bound going into Lakehurst/Manchester was shutdown. It was reopened around 8:30PM. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The fire is now out.

The IC was B-7 & B-9. This was a Section B fire. Structure Protection was put in place for a near by pallet yard with an Lakehurst Engine from Station 62, Manchester Engine from 34 & 32.