April 29, 2025
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported continued progress in fighting the Jones River wildfire, with the fire being 75% contained by noon on Monday, April 28. Officials said crews will remain on the scene for the next several days …
April 28, 2025
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has continued to make progress fighting the Jones River wildfire. The service reported the fire was 65% contained by Sunday morning April 27. However, the service repeated a warning from the National Weather Service …
April 25, 2025
At a time when firefighters are battling one of the worst wildfires in New Jersey’s history, there is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of the Garden State and eastern Pennsylvania, according to the National …
April 24, 2025
New Jersey officials announced that a 19-year old man has been charged with arson in connection with the Jones Road wildfire that started on April 22 and has spread throughout the southern Ocean County area. Joseph Kling of Waretown failed …
April 23, 2025
A major wildfire in southern New Jersey’s Ocean County expanded last night, leading to the evacuation of 5,000 people and threats to more than 1,320 structures. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported last night at 10 p.m. that about …
November 21, 2024
A second teenager was charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia as “significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday. Many parts of the …
April 25, 2024
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said it has reached 100% containment of a 510-acre wildfire in the area of Jackson Rd. in Wharton State Forest. The fire burned in both Waterford Twp, Camden County and Shamong Twp, Burlington County. …
June 14, 2023
Authorities say they have completely contained one of the two forest fires burning in the New Jersey Pinelands, while the other remains mostly contained. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Monday that the fire in the Brendan T. Byrne …
June 4, 2023
Fire crews in New Jersey on Saturday had almost completely contained one major fire and were reporting good progress in battling another blaze that for a time threatened several dozen homes. New Jersey Forest Fire Service officials said Saturday that …
April 13, 2023
A substantial wildfire in Manchester Township in New Jersey on federal, state and private property, which reached 3,859 acres in size, has been 100% contained, the state’s forest fire service reported Thursday. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service also said …