Firefighters worked Wednesday to contain a fire that tore through 6 square miles of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens as the National Weather Service issued “red flag warnings” for 20 states ...

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 35% of the fire has been contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Wednesday ...

A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that ...

A wildfire that started Tuesday in New Jersey's vast Pine Barrens has been fully contained, according to authorities. The inferno razed 6 square miles of land, forcing the evacuation of about 170 ...

The pitch pine tree stands as a symbol of survival in the Barrens. Its thick, rugged bark acts like a shield against flames, and astonishingly, its cones often need fire to open and release their ...

Smoke rises from wildfires in Ocean County, N.J., Wednesday. Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick ...

As firefighters worked Wednesday to contain a fire that tore through 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) of New Jersey's Pine Barrens, the National Weather Service issued so-called “red flag ...

Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire A 19-year-old man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire.

Firefighters in New Jersey confronted a 200-foot high flames as they battled a wildfire in the state’s Pine Barrens. Authorities said Wednesday the fire rained down embers and prompted ...

New Jersey firefighters work to put out hotspots in the Pine Barrens along Route 70 caused by the Jimmy’s Waterhole Fire on April 12, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The 200-foot wall of flames, the ...