The Egg Harbor Fire Department was able to extinguish a field fire that damaged about an acre of land in the town of Egg Harbor on Wednesday.  Egg Harbor Fire Chief Justin MacDonald says fire crews were dispatched at 12:30 p.m. to a blaze the size of a football field off Plum Button Road about a half-mile east of Highway 42 in the town of Egg Harbor.  He says the fast actions of a dozen firefighters and the less-than-windy conditions prevented the fire from spreading any worse or reaching a nearby barn.

MacDonald says the cause of the fire was from a small burning of debris by the property owner that got out of control.  The Egg Harbor Fire Department personnel were able to clear the scene shortly before 2 p.m. and no injuries were reported.