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Smoke advisory issued for Ocean County, wildfire area got ‘trace’ of rain, officials say
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service issued a smoke advisory for Ocean County on Saturday as the Jones Road wildfire continues ...
Live updates: New Jersey wildfire could be largest state has seen in 20 years
A massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has burned thousands of acres, forced thousands of evacuations and closed ...
Firefighters make progress as New Jersey wildfire burns over 13K acres
LACEY, NJ – Firefighters have made progress containing a massive wildfire burning in central New Jersey that threatened to ...
New Jersey wildfire explodes to 13,250 acres, could be largest in nearly 20 years
The Jones Road fire is the largest wildfire in New Jersey since June 2022 when the Mullica River Fire scorched 13,500 acres ...
National Weather Service warns of heightened wildfire risk in New Jersey and Pa. as 15,250-acre Jones Road Fire still burns
The National Weather Service is warning of “an increased risk” for rapid wildfire spread across New Jersey and eastern ...
Teenager arrested in connection with fast-growing New Jersey wildfire
The fire erupted on April 22 in Waretown — an unincorporated community on the Jersey Shore — and rapidly spread throughout ...
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Teen charged with allegedly setting New Jersey wildfire; Air quality alert in NYC, Tri-State area
Officials said the fire is believed to be the second-worst in the last two decades, smaller only than a 2007 blaze that ...
Over 3,000 evacuations ordered and portion of Garden State Parkway is closed as wildfire explodes in New Jersey
A fast-moving wildfire in New Jersey expanded to 8,500 acres Tuesday afternoon, causing over 3,000 evacuations and ...