Information Sheet
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Frequency of Extensive Pine Barrens Fires*
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Date
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Description
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| June 12, 1755 | One fire, nearly 30 miles long (Barnegat to Little Egg Harbor) |
| Throughout 19th Century | It is not unusual for 1,000,000 acres to burn in a year |
| 1870 and 1871 | Nearly all woodlands in Bass River Township burned (50,000 acres) |
| 1885 | 127,500 acres burned, including 47,500 north of Barnegat and 15,000 near Atsion |
| 1894 | One fire, 125,000 acres |
| 1915 | Approximately 102,000 acres |
| 1923 | Approximately 1,000,000 acres |
| May, 1930 | Eight large wildfires, 172,000 acres |
* information from R.T Foremen's and R.E Roerner's unpublished manuscript on Fire Frequency in the New Jersey Pine Barrens