Burning over 15,000 acres of land, the wildfire has had significant consequences within the state and beyond, affecting air quality as far as New York City.

WARETOWN, NJ — The Waretown man accused of igniting ... is accused of setting wooden pallets on fire in the area of the Forked River Mountains - and then leaving the area without the fire ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with arson after being accused of purposefully starting a fire that erupted into the massive Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, was charged with aggravated ... The blaze was declared 100% contained on May 12, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The cause of the fire was ...

In a statement released Thursday morning, New Jersey officials ... Greenwood Wildlife Management area in Waretown, officials said. The origin of the fire, according to investigators, is near ...

Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that’s still burning in southern New Jersey that they described as ...

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.

WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires ... request of the Forest Service for the safety of fire crews. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service issued an update at 10:30 p.m. saying that the wildfire ...

A fire burns on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, near Waretown, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) New Jersey’s forest fire chief said the state has “averted a major disaster.” “Thanks to the ...