As a massive wildfire continues to burn in Ocean County, New Jersey, intense heat and ticked smoke from the flames were picked up on radar imagery Wednesday morning. Conditions for the firefight ...

The Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County is 100% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Monday.

After nearly three weeks, one of the largest wildfires in New Jersey’s history is now completely contained. On Monday, May 12, 2025, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service confirmed the Jones Road ...

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. (WPVI) -- The Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, is now 90% contained, as of Monday, according to the New Jersey Fire Service. Crews are crediting the half-inch of ...

The only adult to be charged with arson in the massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, has been released from jail wearing a GPS ankle monitor.

The Jones Road Wildfire was the second largest in the last 20 years, spreading a total of 15,350 acres, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The first is the Warren Grove Wildfire in 2007, ...

A New Jersey man charged with starting the massive Jones Road wildfire last month says he shouldn’t be held responsible for the blaze because others who were with him should have snuffed it out.

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 19-year-old charged with starting a wildfire in New Jersey last month said he left the gathering early to tend to an injured friend.

The Jones Road wildfire, which has impacted Ocean and Lacey townships in Ocean County, burns in New Jersey. (Courtesy of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) This story originally ...