Tag: wildfire
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Jones Road Fire shows how fragile NJ’s Pine Barrens are
The article initially appeared in Shore Local Magazine on May 1. Find it here. By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The Jones Road Fire, which was first spotted at 9:45 a.m. on April 22, was New Jersey’s largest wildfire in 18 years, swallowing up 23 square miles in Ocean County, or a little over 15,000 acres. While…