New Jersey Cut Back on Prescribed Burns in the Pine Barrens—and Faces a Wildfire That Charred Thousands of Acres

New Jersey has a million acres filled with towering pitch pines. It’s springtime and the trees stand straight, bare and bonelike, above a carpet of winter needles that worry state fire service professionals. This week, a swath of the Pine Barrens went up …

Man charged with arson after authorities say he set wood pallets on fire and sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

New Jersey wildfire has reached 50% containment

NYC issues air quality alert over smoke from New Jersey wildfire

April 24 (UPI) -- A New Jersey wildfire Thursday prompted a New York City air quality alert until midnight covering Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation …

New Jersey wildfire burns over 13,000 acres

Firefighters are making progress on a wildfire in New Jersey with containment up to 50%. It has already burned more than 13,000 acres and officials warn that it could still become the state's biggest wildfire in decades.

New Jersey man accused of starting fire, which erupted into massive Ocean County wildfire

WARETOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with arson after being accused of purposefully starting a fire that erupted into the massive Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey. Joseph Kling, 19, of Ocean Township, is facing aggravated arson …

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey blaze

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, authorities said Thursday.Ocean County Prosecutor …

New Jersey wildfire: Man, 19, charged with arson in wildfire that has burned thousands of acres

Firefighters have made progress containing a wildfire in Ocean County that has torched over 11,000 acres of woodland and briefly threatened nearby communities. OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with a massive …

Man charged with arson after authorities say he set wood pallets on fire and sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Man charged with arson after authorities say he set wood pallets on fire and sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or …