Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, ...

Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a ...

There is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.” ...

A massive wildfire erupted in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens in April 2025, highlighting the delicate line between nature’s cycles ...

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A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting the air quality in the New York City area ...

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire has been contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday ...

Though large tracts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited, New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby.

If you think of New Jersey as highways and crowded beaches, prepare to be astonished. Tucked away in the heart of the state ...

Watch New Jersey officials give an update on the Pine Barrens fire in the player above. The fire in southern New Jersey’s Lacey and Ocean townships grew to roughly 19 square miles (49 square ...