The New Jersey man charged with sparking a wildfire that ravaged parts of Ocean County attempted to deny responsibility, blaming it instead on two “Mexicans” he could not name, police ...

Though parts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited, New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby. The fire had ...

Evacuation orders lifted as fast-moving New Jersey wildfire burns A fast-moving wildfire is burning in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, but officials have lifted earlier evacuation orders and a stretch ...

A massive forest fire that burned 15,300 acres of New Jersey Pinelands in Ocean County was finally declared 100% contained Monday, nearly three weeks after it started.