Advisory: Update Wildfire
Friday, November 01, 2024
The Voorhees Township Fire Department and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service will continue to monitor the 40 acres affected by the brush fire in the Sturbridge area that occurred on October 30. The fire will continue to smolder; however, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค-๐จ๐ซ-๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . Although smoke may still be visible and its odor might linger for a few days until significant rainfall occurs, it is important to note that the smoke is drifting away from Voorhees.
Please remember that the statewide Stage 3 fire restrictions implemented by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are still in effect. These restrictions prohibit all outdoor fires unless they are contained in an elevated stove using only propane, natural gas, or electricity. Wood and charcoal fires are not allowed, and the use of kerosene or gas torches, as well as fireworks, is prohibited under this level of restriction.