Estell Manor - In Estell Manor, the Atlantic County Division of Parks and Recreation began a controlled burn at the county park as a preventative measure against forest fires.

According to web site "Wildfire Today," in 2012, over 9.3 million acres of wildlife burned to the ground during forest fires.

That's why on Sunday officials from the Atlantic County Park System coordinated with the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service to practice a.....Continue Reading 

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VINELAND- A fire was reported earlier today, delaying traffic on portions of East Pear Street- from Northeast Boulevard to 6th Street.

No other information is available at this time.

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Upper Twp. - A late night fire tore through a two-story home in Cape May County.

Initial calls for the blaze on the 500 block of Route 50 in Petersburg came in around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.

Crews from Dennis Township, Marmora, Tuckahoe, Belleplain, Seaview, Ocean City and Oceanville all responded to the fire.

An NBC 40 reporter on the scene confirmed that heavy smoke and flames was seen coming from several windows on the second floor.

It took several hours for firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

The incident also forced authorities to shut down parts of Route 610 near Route 50.

It's believed that the home owners did not suffer any injuries, although that information has not yet been confirmed by fire officials.

Authorities also have not said what may have caused the fire, which remains under investigation.

I-STAIRS:

Attached is info on a new type of stair construction for residential buildings, and a safety bulletin that was put out for  the City of Wyoming Fire Department. The stairs are constructed using 2x4s for the main support. The triangles shown hold the stair riser and tread in place. The metal on the bottom of the tread and riser is essentially a gusset plate, similar to truss gusset plates.The inventor of the products has passing on the info below. According to him, if the stairs are on the main floor to second floor configuration, the bottom needs to have drywall. If it is coming from the basement in an unfinished area, no drywall or other protection in required. The entire stair assembly is manufactured in a factory and shipped to the jobsite.

The I-Stair is just one of many hazards we as firefighters face. The key to our success on the modern fireground is  a good proper size-up, early fast water and a proper Go or No Go decision-making sequence.

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