New Jersey has faced several large, dangerous wildfires in the last two years, like the Jones Road fire in Lacey Township last April, that led to thousands of evacuations. The Forest Fire Service ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service this month announced an elevated risk for fire spread across Delaware and parts of New Jersey. Conditions aligned—humidity dropped, temperatures rose into the 80s ...

A wildfire in Wharton State Forest in Hammonton that scorched 510 acres has reached 100% containment as of 8 a.m. Thursday, according to New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The fire was first spotted ...

New Jersey's Forest Fire Service has responded to 201 wildfires across the state so far in 2026. New Jersey remains under a "drought warning," which can increase wildfire risk. In all of 2025, New ...

New Jersey is entering a dry stretch of weather, and the timing could not be worse. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service on Tuesday released new numbers as the state enters peak fire season and ...

New Jersey Forest Fire Service crews have contained a series of wildfires that disrupted traffic Monday afternoon along I-195 in Jackson Township. The fires broke out between mile markers 20 and 25.

Fire crews were called out to an area in Atlantic County where a brush fire broke out on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters have fully contained an approximately 160-acre wildfire that broke out Saturday in Gloucester County, officials said. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported on ...