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Firefighters battle a 1,600-acre blaze in Ocean County that broke out Saturday morning

The fire was one of several over the last week that occupied firefighters. Combined with high winds, a dry run of weather generated ideal conditions for wildfires.

This fire truck drives near the area of a forest fire in Little Egg Harbor on Tuesday, March 7. Another blaze broke out in Little Egg Township on Saturday, April 15.
This fire truck drives near the area of a forest fire in Little Egg Harbor on Tuesday, March 7. Another blaze broke out in Little Egg Township on Saturday, April 15.Read moreWayne Parry / AP