Wildfire 100% contained after burning 160 acres in West Deptford, New Jersey
Crews contained a wildfire in West Deptford, New Jersey that can be seen from Philadelphia.
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Crews contained a wildfire in West Deptford, New Jersey that can be seen from Philadelphia.
Burn bans in New Jersey have been lifted after significant rainfall in the state.
A 15-year-old said he saw smoke and knew something wasn't right. After further investigation, he found a wildfire along a trail and took action by calling 911 and his grandmother.
A wildfire that started burning in Wharton State Forest on July 5has grown to 4,000 acres but remains 65% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Sunday.
High winds and dry conditions mean any fire that starts could spread easily - leading to this alert from officials.
A wildfire at the Wharton State Forest in Waterford Township, Camden County has grown to 1,700 acres, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Monday. The blaze is 95% contained.
Smoke from the Allen Road wildfire in Bass River State Forest is leading to air quality alerts for a 2nd straight day.
A fire in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest continues to grow Thursday, spreading to 5,000 acres. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is asking people to avoid the area.
Officials with the state's department of environmental protection said the fire was first reported Saturday at Penn State Forest in Woodland Township.
The blaze has burned about 1,000 acres of Wharton State Forest.
New Jersey state environmental officials on Wednesday said some charcoal briquettes apparently sparked a forest fire that has burned roughly 1,000 acres in the state's Pine Barrens.
The fire broke out on Monday in Woodland Township, Burlington County, and later spread in Ocean County.
The blaze had spread more than 100 acres in Woodland Township, near the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in Burlington County.
A brush fire raged late Tuesday afternoon in a forest near Greenwood Lake in West Milford, New Jersey.
The fire, which started just before noon on Sunday in the Town of Mamakating, has affected more than 1,700 acres of the Shawangunk Ridge State Forest.
Evacuations were under way in upstate Ulster County Monday evening due to a major forest fire.
The fire, which broke out Sunday, has burned more than 1,500 acres, or about 2 square miles, along Batsto Road in Wharton State Forest. The smoke can be seen for miles.
Fire crews were called to the Goshen Pond Camping area in the Wharton State Forest in Camden after the blaze broke out Thursday.
It has been a very active forest fire season in New Jersey, much more so than last year, and officials are concerned.
The forest fire risk is high in New Jersey and WCBS 880 reporter Peter Haskell paid a visit to the state's forest fire service up in Ringwood.
