WILDFIRE UPDATE: Meadow Road, Edison, Middlesex County
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has achieved 100 percent containment of a 59-acre wildfire off Meadow Road in Edison.
The Edison Fire Department was released from the scene at approximately 4:30 p.m. and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service have assumed command. Prior to this, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Edison Fire Department were in unified command.
Forest Fire Service staff will remain on scene to continue improving containment lines and monitor the area to ensure public safety. Smoke conditions may remain for several hours.
The fire’s cause remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.
No further updates are expected to be released for this incident.
photos courtesy of New Jersey Forest Firefighter Service.
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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.
🔥 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.
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