Event Report

Base data

Event code FR-FOR/06804/USA
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

Geolocation

Continent North-America
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 -

Common Alerting Protocol Information

Urgency Past
Certainty Observed
Severity Extreme
Category Fire

Event details

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.


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Situation update


Casualties

Number of dead: 0 person(s)
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)

Event Specific Details


[Fire - forest fire]

Overview map



Risk Analisys

Nearest marine ports There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest nuclear power plant There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.

Country Information

Code2US
CodeUSA
NameUnited States
LocalNameUnited States
GovernmentFormFederal Republic
ContinentNorth America
RegionNorth America
SurfaceArea9363520.00
IndepYear1776
Population278357000
LifeExpectancy77.1
GNP8510700.00
GNPOld8110900.00
Capital3813