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Pompton Lakes officials praise volunteers after 180-acre wildfire; drought warning heightens concern
Summary
Officials credited coordinated multiagency response after a wildfire burned about 180 acres near Pompton Lakes, thanked volunteers and neighboring departments, and urged residents to conserve water amid a state drought warning and follow official emergency channels.
Pompton Lakes borough leaders on Nov. 13 credited volunteer firefighters, police, emergency medical services and neighboring municipalities for helping contain a wildfire that officials said burned roughly 180 acres.
Mayor and council members described the response as a coordinated multiagency effort that relied on a local command center and mutual aid from neighboring towns. An emergency-management official said State Forest Fire was the lead agency for the wildland portion of the…
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