Delaware Water Gap Fire Department

07/11/2024

06/17/2024

Enjoy a delicious breakfast with your loved ones while backing your local volunteers.

05/08/2024

04/24/2024

On April 23rd, a serious accident involving three cars occurred on 80 East, resulting in five patients with injuries ranging from minor to severe. The highway was closed for approximately 45 minutes to allow ambulances to access the scene and transport patients to the hospital. The road was then opened to one lane until the vehicles were cleared from the roadway. Thank you to Marshall’s Creek Fire Co.
29-3, St Luke’s EMS, Lehigh Valley EMS, Bushkill EMS, PSP and Schleirs Towing for your assistance.

04/17/2024

Get your yard sale forms in for the town wide yard sale!

04/11/2024

From our Mayor.

04/11/2024

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area & Worthington State Forest

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, New Jersey Forest Fire Service and National Park Service crews achieved 100% containment of a 34-acre wildfire burning off Old Mine Road in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and Worthington State Forest in Warren County.

Old Mine Road which was closed earlier has reopened to traffic.

Two firefighters were treated for heat related injuries yesterday during initial attack. Both were treated at the scene, were released, and are doing well.

Forest Fire Service and National Park Service crews will continue to monitor the fire area for the next several days.

No further updates are expected for this incident.

04/10/2024

4/10/24 Medivac Landing for Medical Emergency with Support from Suburban EMS

04/10/2024

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area & Worthington State Forest

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and the National Park Service remain in unified command in containing a wildfire burning in the area of Old Mine Road in Warren County. The fire is named the “Old Mine Wildfire.”

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 30 acres
🔥 75% contained

ROAD CLOSURES
⚠️ Old Mine Road is closed

STRUCTURES THREATENED
✅ 0 structures threatened

OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Forest Fire Service ground crews are making good progress on containing the fire and are working to improve containment lines and address hot spots along the fire perimeter. The fire is not expected to grow larger. The incident commander of the fire conducted an observation flight earlier this morning.

Two firefighters were treated for heat related injuries yesterday during initial attack. Both were treated at the scene and were released.

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Yesterday, Forest Fire Service crews conducted a prescribed burn more than a mile away from the origin of the Old Mine Wildfire on state property managed by Worthington State Forest. The prescribed burn was immediately ceased to allow Forest Fire Service resources to respond rapidly to the nearby Old Mine Wildfire. The Forest Fire Service confirms the prescribed burn neither caused nor impacted the Old Mine Wildfire in Worthington State Forest because the wind direction at the prescribed burn was opposite from the wind direction at the Old Mine Wildfire.

A final update on the Old Mine Wildfire is expected at 8 p.m. this evening.

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Helpful Wildfire Terminology
🔥Wildfire - An uncontrolled fire burning the different types of vegetation that cover the land. A wildfire is considered a “major wildfire” after it exceeds 100 acres in size.
🔥Containment - When reporting on a wildfire a percentage of containment will be given, which will state how much of the fireline has been completed.
🔥 Backfire - A fire intentionally set along the interior edge of a fireline by Forest Fire Service staff to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or to change the direction of force of a fire’s convection column.
🔥 Fireline - The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.
🔥 Threatened - Critical infrastructure, roads, homes and commercial buildings that are in the vicinity of a wildfire.r wildfire” after it exceeds 100 acres in size.
🔥 Containment - When reporting on a wildfire a percentage of containment will be given, which will state how much of the fireline has been completed.
🔥 Backfire - A fire intentionally set along the interior edge of a fireline by Forest Fire Service staff to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or to change the direction of force of a fire’s convection column.
🔥 Fireline - The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.
🔥 Threatened - Critical infrastructure, roads, homes and commercial buildings that are in the vicinity of a wildfire.

04/10/2024

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area & Worthington State Forest

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service and the National Park Service remain in unified command on wildfire burning in the area of Old Mine Road and which is visible from Interstate 80 in Warren County. The fire has been named the “Old Mine Wildfire.”

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 30 acres
🔥 25% contained

ROAD CLOSURES
⚠️ Old Mine Road is closed

STRUCTURES THREATENED
✅ 0 structures threatened

Forest Fire Service ground crews are in the process of completing a backfire operation to aide in containment of the forward progression of the fire.

Earlier today, Forest Fire Service crews conducted a prescribed burn more than a mile away from the origin of the Old Mine Wildfire on state property managed by Worthington State Forest. The prescribed burn was immediately ceased to allow Forest Fire Service resources to respond rapidly to the nearby Old Mine Wildfire. The Forest Fire Service confirms the prescribed burn neither caused nor impacted the Old Mine Wildfire in Worthington State Forest because the wind direction at the prescribed burn was opposite from the wind direction at the Old Mine Wildfire.

An update on the Old Mine Wildfire is expected at approximately 10 a.m. on April 10.

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Helpful Wildfire Terminology
🔥Wildfire - An uncontrolled fire burning the different types of vegetation that cover the land. A wildfire is considered a “major wildfire” after it exceeds 100 acres in size.
🔥Containment - When reporting on a wildfire a percentage of containment will be given, which will state how much of the fireline has been completed.
🔥 Backfire - A fire intentionally set along the interior edge of a fireline by Forest Fire Service staff to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or to change the direction of force of a fire’s convection column.
🔥 Fireline - The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.
🔥 Threatened - Critical infrastructure, roads, homes and commercial buildings that are in the vicinity of a wildfire.r wildfire” after it exceeds 100 acres in size.
🔥 Containment - When reporting on a wildfire a percentage of containment will be given, which will state how much of the fireline has been completed.
🔥 Backfire - A fire intentionally set along the interior edge of a fireline by Forest Fire Service staff to consume fuel in the path of a wildfire and/or to change the direction of force of a fire’s convection column.
🔥 Fireline - The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.
🔥 Threatened - Critical infrastructure, roads, homes and commercial buildings that are in the vicinity of a wildfire.

04/09/2024

Hardwick *BRUSH FIRE* Worthington State Forest. NJFFS on scene of a large brush fire on the mountain, air drops underway, fill site established at Blairstown Airport for incoming aircraft. 1500

04/08/2024

On April 8, 2024 at 5:00 a.m., our team promptly responded to a tractor-trailer leakage incident with support from Station 36 and successfully contained the spillage to a confined area, minimizing environmental impact.