Officials provide update on Jackson Township, Ocean County wildfire
The fire has burned about 30 acres so far.
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The fire has burned about 30 acres so far.
The NJFFS provided un update ion the wildfire in Jackson Township saying the fire has burned 15 acres and 0% contained.
Fire officials are asking people to avoid area in Ocean County as a wildfire burns in Jackson Township.
Due to dry and windy conditions, a Red Flag Warning for fire danger is in effect for Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Allen Road fire in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest is 100% contained as of Saturday afternoon.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says a wildfire that broke out in Medford, Burlington County overnight is 100% contained.
There is a smoke advisory in the area.
A wildfire broke out near homes in Medford, New Jersey overnight.
Smoke from the wildfire burning in New Jersey's Bass River State Forest is spreading south and west today.
A wildfire in the Bass River State Forest in New Jersey has been burning since Wednesday night and continues to grow, with more than 3,100 burned and only 15% contained as of Thursday afternoon.
Code orange quality alert: Smoke from Nova Scotia wildfires lingers over the region, and Delaware has an air quality alert after a N.J. wildfire.
Officials say dry conditions continue to help fuel the flames, creating a lot of smoke in the area.
Meteorologist Grant Gilmore shows a radar view of the Bass River State Forest fire and tracks the smoke.
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is asking people to avoid the area.
The wildfire has burned 120 acres and is threatening six homes.
The smoke has forced authorities to issue air quality alerts for the Philadelphia region.
The haze produced by the wildfires in Canada promoted air quality warnings in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Wednesday. But it's not just the Canada wildfires that have made a tough few days for some New Jerseyans.
Smoke from the Tantallon wildfire in Nova Scotia, Canada will linger over the Philadelphia area into Thursday.
In New Jersey, crews are staying on the scene of the wildfire to make sure there aren't any flare-ups.
Crews battled a brush fire in Delaware County and a wildfire in Gloucester County.
One of the researchers who found the frog said his immediate reaction was "Bloody hell!"
A wildfire that broke out on a former golf course in Salem County is now under control, officials confirmed Friday morning.
Fire officials in New Jersey say they've made significant progress in their efforts to contain a wildfire in Salem County Thursday.
Officials are urging people to avoid the area at this time.
Officials are urging people to avoid the area at this time.
