West Milford, NJ wildfire afternoon update
Crews battling the wildfires are being extremely cautious during the unusually warm weather.
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Crews battling the wildfires are being extremely cautious during the unusually warm weather.
The fire is threatening a dozen homes. Chopper 2's Jim Smith reports.
A local animal rescue says the owner was driving the pets to Pennsylvania following a house fire in Virginia.
The fire continues to threaten dozens of homes as it spread across more than 100 acres. CBS2's Christine Sloan has the latest.
New Jersey Forest Fire Service officials gave a briefing Thursday morning about their battle against a large brush fire in West Milford.
It was the first meeting since a 13-year-old student was stabbed in a hallway last month. As CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports, parents did not hold back.
Crews are continuing to battle the blaze, which has shut down part of Route 23. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
A large fire was burning in Manchester Township in Ocean County on Wednesday. Fire officials say it's now 60% contained. CBS2's Christine Sloan reports.
Union leaders say they are hopeful and have made progress after meeting with Rutgers negotiators at Gov. Phil Murphy's office Tuesday night.
Officials say the fire in Manchester Township is now 50% contained, but the weather conditions aren't making their efforts any easier. CBS2's Christine Sloan reports.
All of North Jersey has been put on alert for "very high risk" of forest fires by the state Department of Environmental Protection. That is the agency's second-highest rating.
Some Ocean County residents are facing mandatory evacuations as one fire grows to cover more than 2,500 acres. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
Flames roared and the fire grew off Teaneck Road. The flames were just a few yards from some people's homes.
CBS2's Kristine Johnson has the latest on the damage and the delays caused on NJ Transit.
CBS2's Tony Aiello has the latest from Teaneck, where firefighters say they have contained a blaze in an 800-acre wooded area.
As the Rutgers University faculty strike continued Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy and other lawmakers called for a quick resolution. CBS2's Christine Sloan reports.
CBS2's Dan Rice, Tony Aiello and John Elliott have a look at the conditions that are contributing to a fire in Jersey City that apparently started at a commercial facility and spread to brush.
CBS2's Dan Rice was in Chopper 2 over a fire that started in a commercial building and spread to brush in Jersey City.
The mayor is throwing his hat in the race to take over for outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy.
Faculty, staff and students are back on the picket lines for a second day. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado reports from New Brunswick.
We hear from the Council on American-Islamic Relations after police say an imam was stabbed during a Ramadan prayer service over the weekend in Paterson.
Faculty and staff voted to strike Monday for the first time in the school's more than 250-year history. CBS2's Zinnia Maldonado has the latest.
While strikers say Rutgers has plenty of money to meet demands, others worry a generous contract could require tuition hikes or more support from taxpayers, CBS2's Tony Aiello reports.
It happened at a Passover carnival in Lakewood, New Jersey.
No injuries have been reported.
