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Fire service issues smoke advisory for Ocean County
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service issued a smoke advisory for Ocean County on Saturday as the Jones Road wildfire continues ...
New Jersey man charged with starting massive, half-contained wildfire in Ocean County
A New Jersey man was arrested in connection with sparking the 15,250-acre fire that has burned for several days in Ocean ...
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Smoke advisory issued for Lacey, Ocean townships due to wildfire
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service on Saturday evening issued a smoke advisory for Ocean County stemming from the wildfire ...
New Jersey wildfire explodes to 13,250 acres, could be largest in nearly 20 years
The Jones Road fire is the largest wildfire in New Jersey since June 2022 when the Mullica River Fire scorched 13,500 acres ...
New Jersey wildfire can be fully contained over weekend if weather cooperates, firefighters say
New Jersey firefighters are confident the wildfire burning for days in Ocean County​ will be fully contained over the weekend ...
A 19-year-old man faces arson charges for New Jersey wildfire, officials say
A 19-year-old faces arson charges in connection to a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched at least 15,000 acres and ...
Live updates: New Jersey wildfire could be largest state has seen in 20 years
A massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has burned thousands of acres, forced thousands of evacuations and closed ...
Teenager arrested in connection with fast-growing New Jersey wildfire
The fire erupted on April 22 in Waretown — an unincorporated community on the Jersey Shore — and rapidly spread throughout ...