Ocean County Fire Investigation

OCEAN COUNTY AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING MONDAY'S BRUSH FIRE

     " Ocean County Authorities Searching For Suspect Who Intentionally Set A Berkeley Township Brush Fire."

Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 9:55 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ.- Today, Ocean County Authorities are actively investigating a Monday Afternoon Brush Fire that occurred in a portion of a wooded park area, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.

     On Monday, February 20, 2023, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Members of The Berkeley Township Police Department and Fire Department Personnel responded to a wooded area inside Johnson's Pit located in Berkeley Township on a report of a Brush Fire. Upon arrival, Emergency Personnel discovered and extinguished a Small Brush Fire. 

     An ensuing investigation by The Ocean County Fire Marshal's Office and New Jersey State Forest Fire Service quickly determined that there were Three Separate Fires, including on inside of a Tent. 

     Further, a thorough investigation by Ocean County Authorities were able to determine that the Fire had Three Separate Points of Origin and were Intentionally Set. 

     This investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this Fire is urged to contact Detective Christopher Bonner of The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 929-2027 or Detective William Sommers of The Berkeley Township Police Department at (732) 341-1132.

FILED UNDER FEBRUARY 21, 2023: LAW, OCEAN: