An investigation into what caused the massive Jones Road Wildfire is underway, but officials have not pinpointed a cause for what could end up being one of New Jersey’s largest wildfires in two ...

A fast-growing wildfire was burning in New Jersey's Pinelands near its Atlantic Ocean beach towns on Wednesday and threatened to become the largest in the state in nearly 20 years, officials said ...

June 17, 2025 Wildfire in South Jersey's Wharton State Forest is now 90% contained The blaze, which began Friday, has closed numerous roads and threatened five structures in Burlington County.

New Jersey health experts are studying respiratory impacts from wildfire smoke after the Jones Road fire burned 15,300 acres in the Pine Barrens and Canadian smoke events.

The fire in Ocean County, about 90 miles south of New York City, spread across 21 square miles (54 square kilometers) — nearly the size of Manhattan — by Thursday morning.

As of Friday night, the fire had burned 15,300 acres across Waretown and Lacey Township in South Jersey. The fire is still actively burning and 'not a safe condition at all,' Lacey police said ...

The agency’s “special weather statement” is in effect for south Jersey and parts of eastern Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia. The highest risk for wildfire spread is expected between 11 ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said as of 10:30 p.m., the fire had burned 8,500 acres and was 10% contained. About 1,320 structures were threatened, and approximately 3,000 people were evacuated.

The Jones Road Wildfire had spread to 12,500 acres (50.6 sq km) on Wednesday afternoon and was 40% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a press conference.