But not until 972 acres are scarred in West Milford
By Jerry DeMarco, Ocean Daily Voice
THE WORST IS OVER: The wildfire that marched through West Milford the past three days is 100% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported on Saturday.
The blaze, which was beaten back at first but then grew steadily over the previous 48 hours, finally topped out at 972 acres on April 15 – and that was it, the service said.
Fire officials also said this would be the last of the updates from the “Kanouse Wildfire,” the largest blaze in North Jersey since 2010.
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Ten structures in all were threatened – half of which were evacuated – yet none were seriously damaged thanks to the support of fire companies from Passaic and Morris counties, the NJFFS said.
No injuries were reported.
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