Wildfire in Passaic County, N.J. this morning grows to 90 acres. CBS NY video & transcript;The Heating Planet at CofA Blog

A wildfire is burning in Passaic County, New Jersey. Fire officials say the Buckabear Wildfire has burned through 90 acres in West Milford Township and is currently 20% contained. CBS News New York Sep 3, 2025.Video & Transcript, City of Angels Blog:

 

 TRANSCRIPT: NOW TO A 0:05 DEVELOPING STORY HAPPENING IN 0:06 PASSAIC COUNTY. THAT'S WHERE 0:07 FIRE CREWS ARE BATTLING A 0:09 WILDFIRE THAT HAS SCORCHED MORE 0:11 THAN 90 ACRES. CHOPPER TWO 0:12 CAPTURING JUST HOW LARGE THE 0:14 FIRE IS FROM THE AIR. WE HAVE 0:16 TEAM COVERAGE ON THE FIRE. 0:19 METEOROLOGIST JOHN ELLIOTT 0:19 MONITORING THE DRY CONDITIONS 0:22 AND THE WIND IN THAT AREA. BUT 0:23 WE WANT TO START WITH CHRISTINE 0:24 SLOAN. LIVE IN PASSAIC COUNTY AS 0:25 FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO PUT OUT THE 0:26 FLAMES. CHRISTINE. WELL, CINDY. 0:30 >> YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT 0:32 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A 0:35 WILDFIRE HERE BECAUSE IT'S A 0:36 SUNNY, BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE DO NOT 0:38 SEE ANY SMOKE IN THE DISTANCE, 0:39 BUT YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THAT 0:41 CLINTON ROAD IS CLOSED WHERE WE 0:45 ARE STANDING AS FIREFIGHTERS TRY 0:46 TO CONTAIN THIS BLAZE SEVERAL 0:50 MILES AWAY. THE GOOD NEWS ON 0:52 THIS FIRE IS THAT NEW JERSEY 0:54 FOREST FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE 0:57 FLAMES ARE NOT THREATENING ANY 0:58 STRUCTURES. AERIALS SHOW A 0:59 STUBBORN FIRE THAT HAS ALREADY 1:02 CONSUMED MORE THAN 90 ACRES OF 1:04 LAND IN WEST MILFORD, NEW 1:05 JERSEY. THAT'S IN PASSAIC 1:06 COUNTY. THE FIRE, DUBBED THE 1:09 BUCKABEAR WILDFIRE, IS 20% 1:10 CONTAINED AT THIS HOUR, BUT NO 1:12 EVACUATIONS ARE IN PLACE. WHAT 1:14 WE ARE LOOKING AT IS AN AREA ON 1:16 CLINTON ROAD BETWEEN GOLDFINCH 1:19 LANE AND HORTON ROAD IS AT THE 1:20 CENTER OF THIS WILDFIRE. 1:22 OVERNIGHT CREWS CONSTRUCTING 1:24 CONTAINMENT LINES AND BEGINNING 1:27 BACKFIRE OPERATIONS CREWS AND 1:28 ENGINES DEPLOYED TO THE FIRE 1:29 TUESDAY. IT HAS BEEN A DRY WEEK 1:30 IN NEW JERSEY, SO A GOOD 1:32 REMINDER THAT EVEN A SMALL FIRE 1:34 CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. AND THIS IS 1:36 MOSTLY A CAMPING AREA. AND 1:37 AGAIN, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE 1:38 ARE NO STRUCTURES BEING 1:41 THREATENED AT THIS HOUR. NOW WE 1:42 ARE EXPECTING AN UPDATE FROM 1:44 FIRE OFFICIALS AT 130. THAT IS 1:47 PROBABLY GOING TO BE ON SOCIAL 1:50 MEDIA. AND WE AT THIS HOUR STILL 1:51 DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS 1:53 FIRE. BUT AGAIN, FIREFIGHTERS 1:55 ARE BATTLING THIS BLAZE. 90 1:57 ACRES OF LAND CONSUMED, JUST 20% 2:02 CONTAINED. WE ARE LIVE IN WEST 2:03 MILFORD,