The newest wildfires in New Jersey are the "Cannonball 3 Wildfire" burning in Pompton Lakes and the "Jennings Creek Wildfire" in West Milford -- both are in Passaic County.

The Jennings Creek Wildfire is now 30% contained as it burns through 2,283 acres in New Jersey alone, said the New Jersey Forest Fire Service in an update posted on Facebook at 6:30 p.m....

According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the Jennings Creek wildfire in West Milford, New Jersey, has consumed 3,500 acres and is 20 % contained. The fire is burning through Passaic County ...

Richard Shashaty, 37, has been charged with arson and violation of the regulatory provisions relating to firearms, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and New Jersey Department of...

Firefighters in New Jersey are stretched even thinner as yet another wildfire burns in bone-dry conditions in the state. At least four wildfires were burning from the Pinelands to the New York City suburbs. Smoke from a forest fire rises above the trees in Evesham, N.J. on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

EVESHAM, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters were battling blazes in the parched New Jersey Pinelands on Thursday, where they say conditions are the driest they have been in at least 120 years. A forest fire in the Philadelphia suburb of Evesham forced the evacuation of a dozen homes on Thursday and was threatening dozens of other residences.

On average of 1,500 wildfires damage or destroy 7,000 acres of New Jersey's forests each year. Wildfires not only damage our woodlands, but are becoming an increasing threat to homeowners who live within or adjacent to forest environments and residents who utilize the state's great outdoors for various forms of recreation.

Multiple wildfires have erupted across New Jersey amid windy and dry conditions. New Jersey residents should be prepared for smoke conditions to last for several days, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service warned on Friday. Edgewater Fire Company #1 shows a forest fire, Nov. 7, 2024 in Edgewater New Jersey.

The Jennings Creek wildfire, centered on West Milford in Passaic County, was only 10% contained as of the latest update Monday from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Crews from New Jersey...