The fire was 100% contained by Monday morning, according to the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service. On Sunday evening , the fire known as the California Branch Wildfire, was 80% contained.

The Mines Spung Wildfire in Wharton State Forest has grown to nearly 6,000 acres, but is 90% contained as of Tuesday afternoon. The blaze, which sparked Friday, has closed numerous roads, a ...

Scenes from the California Branch Wildfire in the Wharton State Forest, in Camden County, N.J. The New Jersey State Forest Fire Service started battling the on the evening of March 22, 2025.

A wildfire has burned 100 acres in Shamong Township, Burlington County, as for Friday morning. The cause is unknown. New Jersey officials have closed roads near Wharton State Forest and part of a ...

New Jersey — A wildfire is burning in the area of the Emilio Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Department of Environmental ...

As of 8 p.m. on April 23, it had consumed 13,250 acres, and firefighters had achieved 50% containment, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The wildfire has previously threatened 1,320 ...

A wildfire that began Friday in the Wharton State Forest in Burlington County is now 80% contained, fire officials said Sunday. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service posted on its Facebook page a ...

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Jones Road Fire burning near Barnegat, New Jersey had consumed 1,200 acres and was uncontrolled. Part of the Garden State Parkway is closed near Waretown.

Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in New Jersey that has burned over 15,000 acres, ... The New Jersey State Forest Service is urging the public to avoid fire-affected wooded areas, ...

New Jersey State Police announced Wednesday morning that the Garden State Parkway and Route 9 near the fire zone were open again.The cause of the fire is under investigation, but long-term drought ...

New Jersey — A wildfire is burning in the area of the Emilio Carranza Memorial in the Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and Department of Environmental ...