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Outside of his service with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, Quincy was a volunteer member of the Cecil Fire Department in Williamstown, Gloucester County.
Quincy described his work with the Forest Fire Service not simply as a career. “It’s a lifestyle, not a career,” he said. “A career, I would say, is something that you do from 9 to 5, but this job could be 24 hours a day. I plan my activities at home around it. It’s a lifestyle.”
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is deeply saddened to share the passing of Section Forest Fire Warden Quincy Jones. Quincy passed early on the morning of September 22nd following a brief battle with cancer.
Although he found no one else inside, he discovered a propane tank among the debris that could have caused another explosion and alerted first responders.
With the help of neighbors, Quincy was able to lift the wall and get the woman to safety. Once she was secure, Quincy entered what remained of the burning home to search for other occupants, despite the danger to his own safety.
Quincy was driving home with his dog after a veterinary appointment when he saw the fire. He pulled into his driveway, got out of his vehicle and ran toward the home. He found a resident trapped beneath a collapsed front wall.
The award recognized an act of heroism in December 2021, when Quincy encountered the burning remains of a home in Vineland that had exploded just minutes earlier, only a block from his residence.
In May 2023, Quincy received the New Jersey Award of Heroism during the State Employee Recognition Day Awards Ceremony in Trenton.
He wanted young people who grew up in circumstances like his own to see the opportunities available beyond what they may have known growing up.
Quincy took great pride in sharing his own story with these young people. He spoke about growing up in Philadelphia, finding his way to rural New Jersey and never imagining that the Forest Fire Service would become his career.
An inspiration to the next generation, Quincy also was deeply involved in the @NewJerseyDEP Youth Inclusion Initiative, which provides youth from overburdened communities with hands-on experiences needed to pursue careers in environmental protection.
Quincy joined the Forest Fire Service as a part-time crew member in 1992 and later began his full-time career as a forest fire observer at the Blue Anchor Fire Tower in Winslow Township, Camden County.
“I saw the Forest Fire Service bring the fire under control with some specialized equipment and tactics that I had never seen before,” Quincy recalled. “I was interested, spoke with them and joined the crew.”
Quincy grew up in Philadelphia and moved to New Jersey as a young man, where he became a member of his local volunteer fire company. His first introduction to the Forest Fire Service came while responding to a large wildfire in his community.
A fixture in the community, Quincy was responsible for Section C4, which provides wildland fire response in Maurice River, Millville and Vineland in Cumberland County, as well as Buena Borough and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County.
FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY – Forest Fire Pilot
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Happy 82nd birthday Smokey Bear! Smokey is celebrating his birthday today by flying low along the Jersey Shore aboard a New Jersey Forest Fire Service helicopter, waving to beachgoers from Cape May to Asbury Park!
The birthday flight is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service.