LIVE NOW: New Jersey Forest Fire Service update on progress battling West Milford wildfire.
While firefighters are trying to get the upper hand on several wildfires, the West Milford fire is 30 percent contained, officials said at a Thursday news conference."The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. As of right now we still have no injuries reported at this time that we're aware of," an official said."We're cooperating with more than a dozen other state, local and county resources at this fire. This is largest fire ...
Firefighters are also dealing with rough, mountainous terrain. Flames were visible from the woods just off Route 23 near the Charlotteburg Reservoir. "There's many houses back here, like a lot of people are tucked away in the woods. So I worry for their houses with how thick all the woods are," said Zachary Turner. More than 200 acres have already been consumed and firefighters are hoping to get a handle on things, but the hot temperatures could pose another challenge.
"It is very fatiguing and you start to see that fatigue set in when you're going day after day and through the night as well,"said Greg McLaughlin of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Fire officials confirmed a firefighter died of cardiac arrest after an unrelated fire in Sussex County. So they're being extremely cautious during this unusually warm weather.
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