Wildfire at Wharton State Forest shuts down road in South Jersey counties

FOX 29 News Philadelphia— Forest fire crews are on the scene of a wildfire at Wharton State Forest in South Jersey Wednesday morning. The County Line Wildfire is burning near Waterford Township in Camden County and Shamong Township in Burlington County.Officials say it is currently covering around 100 acres, and is not contained at this time.Jackson Road has been shut down from Tremont Avenue to Atsion Road as crews assess the situation.SKYFOX was live over the fire as plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the...

6abc Philadelphia—Wildfire burning in Wharton State Forest between Camden and Burlington counties in New Jersey. WATERFORD TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- Crews are on the scene of a wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest. It started Wednesday...

New York Daily News—Wildfire ripping through Wharton State Forest in New Jersey. Emergency crews on Wednesday were working to battle back a wildfire ripping through Wharton State Forest. The fire covered at least 100 acres and was 0% contained as of 11 a.m.

WRFA-LP 107.9 FM—County Executive Wendel Presents State of the County. Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel celebrated successes of 2023 while sharing goals for 2024 in his annual State of the County address. Wendel delivered his address at the monthly County Legislature meeting. He said the county is in a solid fiscal position, “Chautauqua County’s property tax rate stands at $6.91 per $1,000 of assessed valuation—a […]