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Firefighters battle a house fire, April 23, 2025, in Lacey Township, N.J. Matt Slocum/AP "Thanks to the incredible, heroic work of the good men and women of our New Jersey fire service folks ...
On Monday, May 12, 2025, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service confirmed the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean and Lacey townships in ...
The Jones Road Wildfire was the second largest in the last 20 years, spreading a total of 15,350 acres, according to the New ...
Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Townships, N.J. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (New Jersey Department of ... near Barnegat Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Smoke rises from ...
Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in New Jersey that has burned over 15,000 acres, with strong winds on Sunday complicating their efforts, officials said.
The NJ Forest Fire Service warned residents around the Jones Road Wildfire area about a scam in which door-to-door “salesmen” ...
New Jersey Forest Fire Service officials announced Monday that the Jones Road wildfire is 100% contained, more than two weeks ...
As bad as this wildfire is, New Jersey has had bigger fires with more widespread damage and fatalities during the past 100 years.
The Jones Road Fire in New Jersey started Tuesday morning and has consumed more than 23 square miles. Thousands were forced ...
A second teenager is accused of sparking the massive wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. A 17 year-old boy was charged with aggravated arson and hindering apprehension Wednesday for helping ...
Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, N.J., faces arson charges for setting a bonfire using wooden pallets and leaving it without fully extinguishing the blaze.