Event code | FR-FOR/06804/USA |
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Main category | Fire |
Sub category | forest fire |
Event date (UTC) | Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:24:36 +0000 |
Last update (UTC) | Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:24:36 +0000 |
Continent | North-America |
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Country | USA |
Administration area | State of New Jersey |
Settlement | |
Exact location | Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, Ocean County |
Open Location Code: | 87F7RJ9F+WC |
Size of affected area | County-level |
Additional events | - |
Urgency | Past |
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Certainty | Observed |
Severity | Extreme |
Category | Fire |
A massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has forced thousands of evacuations and shut down several roads, officials said. A wildfire spanning 8,500 acres has been burning since Tuesday afternoon. About 1,300 structures have been threatened from the fires and numerous neighborhoods have been evacuated, officials say. NBC10's Shaira Arias and Aaron Baskerville have the details of this raging fire. NBC10's First Alert Weather meteorologist Robert Johnson shows how the wind patterns are playing a crucial part in fighting these wildfires. Officials said that the fire is currently just 10% contained.
Number of dead: | 0 person(s) |
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Number of injured: | 0 person(s) |
Number of Affected: | 0 person(s) |
Number of Rescued/evacuated: | 0 person(s) |
Number of Missing: | 0 person(s) |
Number of Infected: | 0 person(s) |
Code2 | US |
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Code | USA |
Name | United States |
LocalName | United States |
GovernmentForm | Federal Republic |
Continent | North America |
Region | North America |
SurfaceArea | 9363520.00 |
IndepYear | 1776 |
Population | 278357000 |
LifeExpectancy | 77.1 |
GNP | 8510700.00 |
GNPOld | 8110900.00 |
Capital | 3813 |