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NJ Wildfire Update: 50% Contained; High Spread Risk Today; Suspect in Custody

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 …

Update on New Jersey Wildfire: Suspect Charged With Arson

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 …

Update on New Jersey Wildfire: 30% Contained, Evacuation Orders Lifted

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 …

Second Teen Charged in New Jersey Forest Fire; New York Hopes Rain Douses Blaze

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 …

New Jersey Forest Service Says 510-Acre Wharton Wildfire Is 100% Contained

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. …

Forest Fire in New Jersey Pinelands Fully Contained; 2nd Blaze Mostly Contained

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 …

New Jersey Fire Crews Battle 2 Major Fires

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 …

Update: 100% of New Jersey Forest Fire Contained

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 …