Three-fourths of a vast wildfire in New Jersey's Pine Barrens has been contained, state officials said Monday. The state ...

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the ...

Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Three-fourths of a vast wildfire in New Jersey's Pine Barrens has been contained, state officials said Monday. The state Forest Fire Service said the blaze in southern New ...

Forecasters on Friday warned low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk that fire could develop across parts of New Jersey ... battle a vast wildfire in the Pine Barrens.

Though large tracts 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.