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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The Jones Road Fire tore through over 15,300 acres of drought-stricken Pine Barrens—leaving a smoky scar visible from space.

Crews in Ocean County, New Jersey, are making progress containing a wildfire that has burned thousands of acres this week.

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

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

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

The National Weather Service discouraged any outdoor burning in parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

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

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the ...