Firefighters have fully contained a fire at Wharton State Forest in Waterford, New Jersey that broke out on Saturday.

New Jersey (KYW) — 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 ...

LACEY, NJ – Firefighters have made progress containing a massive wildfire burning in central New Jersey that threatened to become the largest blaze in the state in nearly 20 years, officials said.

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.

New Jersey (KYW) — Two campgrounds were evacuated and over 2,300 acres were burned after a fire broke out Saturday at Wharton State Forest in Waterford, New Jersey.

New Jersey (KYW) — 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 ...

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.