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Lacey Township Mayor Peter Curatolo says, all things considered, it could've been much worse. "It's a real silver lining. We didn't lose any life. We didn't lose any homes. It's because our fire ...
The Jones Road Wildfire was the second largest in the last 20 years, spreading a total of 15,350 acres, according to the New ...
LACEY - Southern Ocean County is still dry and the entire Garden State remains under high fire risk as the Jones Road Fire ...
The NJ Forest Fire Service warned residents around the Jones Road Wildfire area about a scam in which door-to-door “salesmen” ...
Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in New Jersey that has burned over 15,000 acres, with strong winds on Sunday complicating their efforts, officials said.
New Jersey Forest Fire Service officials announced Monday that the Jones Road wildfire is 100% contained, more than two weeks ...
As of Saturday evening, the fire had burned 15,300 acres across Waretown and Lacey Township, and was 60% contained, according to the latest update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
A second teenager is accused of sparking the massive wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. A 17 year-old boy was charged with aggravated arson and hindering apprehension Wednesday for helping ...
The sparing of local residents and homes in this fire was no happy accident. Land use in this area of the state has long been guided by the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan. That plan, created ...
The Jones Road Fire in New Jersey started Tuesday morning and has consumed more than 23 square miles. Thousands were forced to evacuate as the fire threatened homes in Ocean County and closed a ...