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.

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 ...

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 ...

A wildfire in a New Jersey state forest in Burlington County grew to 400 acres Friday afternoon and forced the evacuation of a juvenile justice public school and a campground, fire officials said.

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 ...

SHAMONG TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A wildfire erupted in the Wharton State Forest in southern New Jersey on Friday morning, quickly spreading and scorching at least 100 acres of land.. Known as the Mines ...

A forest fire in New Jersey threatened to become the state’s largest in almost two decades as dry conditions gripped the region and crews from surrounding areas joined in to fight the blaze. The ...

A forest wildfire in Ocean County just miles from the Shore had ballooned to at least 13,250 acres, but its growth had slowed Wednesday evening, according to state officials. The fire could become ...

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 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 ...