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Monday, Oct. 14: As of 3 p.m. today the New Jersey Forest Fire Service will implement implement Stage 2 Fire Restrictions in all coverage areas due to dry and breezy conditions. STAGE 2 FIRE RESTRICTIONS 🚫🔥 All fires in wooded areas will be prohibited unless in an elevated prepared fireplace, elevated charcoal grill or stove using electricity or a liquid or gas fuel. ⚠️ An elevated prepared fireplace must meet the following criteria: ➡️ constructed of steel, stone, brick or concrete ➡️ elevated at least one foot above the ground ➡️ surrounded by a mineral soil radius no less than ten feet Statewide Fire Danger: 🔗 View current New Jersey fire danger levels: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests//fire/infotools/conditions-restrictions.html DIVISION A COUNTIES: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, Union, Hunterdon, Middlesex (north of Raritan River)