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WILDFIRE UPDATE: Jones Road Wildfire - Ocean & Lacey Townships, Ocean County New Jersey Forest Fire Service continues to make progress containing a wildfire burning in Ocean & Lacey Townships, Ocean County. SIZE & CONTAINMENT 🔥 12,500 acres 🔥 40% contained An observational flight over the fire this afternoon confirmed burnout operations are improving and strengthening containment lines. Crews are currently mopping up hotspots and mitigating snags around the fire perimeter. A water drop helicopter is currently working hotspots near priority areas. Assessments of structural damage will continue through today’s operational period. STRUCTURES THREATENED ⚠️ 18 structures threatened ✅ Evacuations are 100% lifted for the approximately 5,000 residents evacuated on April 22 in Lacey and Ocean Townships. PROPERTY DAMAGE ⚠️ 1 commercial building destroyed ⚠️ Multiple outbuilding and vehicles destroyed ⚠️ A complete damage assessment is underway ROADS AFFECTED ⚠️ Rt. 532 (Wells Mills Road) between Rt. 72 and the Garden State Parkway ⚠️ Bryant Road is closed between Wells Mills Road (Rt. 532) and Rt. 539 ⚠️ Jones Road is closed between Rt. 532 and Bryant Road ✅ Garden State Parkway and Route 9 are REOPENED in both travel directions RESOURCES DEPLOYED 🚒 Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers and ground crews 🚒 Numerous local fire, rescue, county and state cooperators FIRE CAUSE 🔥 Under investigation NEXT UPDATE ⏰ Approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23 NO DRONES IN FIRE ZONES Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!” More info: https://www.facebook.com/NJForestFireService/posts/pfbid02XeCUXmgBdqXSqbZE3d3roqQb3EFkkFKRD9xkav4VYaHKWzL4Mym9HoVHMdPGUpvwl ----------------------- Helpful Wildfire Terminology 🔥 Wildfire - An uncontrolled fire burning the different types of vegetation that cover the land. A wildfire is considered a “major wildfire” after it exceeds 100 acres in size. 🔥 Containment - When reporting on a wildfire a percentage of containment will be given, which will state how much of the fireline has been completed. 🔥 Backfire - A fire intentionally set along the interior edge of a fireline by Forest Fire Service staff to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or to change the direction of force of a fire’s convection column. 🔥 Fireline - The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil. 🔥 Threatened - Critical infrastructure, roads, homes and commercial buildings that are in the vicinity of a wildfire. #NJFFS #NJForestFireService #NewJerseyDEP