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The report is the first of what will become an annual analysis by the Forest Fire Service looking back at the previous year’s wildfire metrics in the context of wildfire trends, causes and response efforts.
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- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe figures represent a 22% increase in the number of wildfires and a 116% increase in acreage burned compared with the 20-year average.
- The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has released its 2025 Wildfire Report. Of the 1,322 wildfires that burned 27,229 acres statewide last year, nearly all were caused by humans, according to the report. 📖 Read the 2025 Wildfire Report: dep.nj.gov/wp-content/upl…
- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe Forest Fire Service has more than 1,200 on-call wildland firefighters statewide who are trained and certified and can be deployed as needed. This particular training added 40 new certified on-call wildland firefighters. Learn more at wildfire.nj.gov
- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe field exercise culminates coursework learned in the entry level wildland firefighter training, and includes familiarization on New Jersey’s Type 6 and Type 4 wildland engines, fireline construction, mop-up operations, burnout operations and fire shelter deployment.
- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe training is nationally recognized through the National Wildfire Coordinating Group and is administered by certified instructors from the Forest Fire Service.
- Recently, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service’s central division hosted its biannual field day training, the final step in qualifying new wildland firefighters in New Jersey.
- Replying to @njdepforestfireLearn more about the New Jersey Forest Fire Service at wildfire.nj.gov Learn more about the Montana DNRC at dnrc.mt.gov
- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe partnership is mutually beneficial and was the first of its kind, now serving as a model for similar agreements between other states.
- Replying to @njdepforestfireNew Jersey has provided personnel and equipment to Montana for wildfire suppression, while Montana has assisted New Jersey with training and prescribed fire operations.
- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe New Jersey Forest Fire Service has maintained a cooperative agreement with the Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation since 2017. The agreement allows the agencies to coordinate directly and share resources in support of their wildfire programs.
- Replying to @njdepforestfireThe training focused on the use of a helicopter-mounted plastic sphere dispenser, also known as a PSD, which releases ping pong ball sized ignition spheres to burn natural fuels during prescribed fire operations and wildfire burnout operations.
- Wildland firefighters from @MontanaDNRC visited New Jersey in March for cross-training and assistance with prescribed fire operations.
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