Apr 1, 2019 · A massive forest fire that burned thousands of acres of land in the Pine Barrens over the weekend was “incendiary in nature” and “started by some humans,” state forest fire officials said Monday.

Jun 20, 2022 · The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said backfiring operations will continue all day to help contain the blaze in the Pine Barrens, which is burning in Washington, Shamong, Hammonton, and...

The unique and well-known wildfire landscape along the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coast is the New Jersey Pine Barrens, which stretches across the lower half of the state. This area’s sandy...

Apr 13, 2023 · MANCHESTER, N.J. (AP) — A fire that tore through 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens this week has now been fully contained, authorities said Thursday. The blaze in Manchester, near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, forced the evacuation of around 170 homes late Tuesday, with police and fire officials going ...

Apr 1, 2019 · A huge wind-whipped forest fire that swept thorough the Pine Barrens over the weekend has been fully contained at 11,638 acres, officials said Monday morning. The Spring Hill fire in Penn State...

Apr 12, 2023 · Firefighters in New Jersey confronted 200-foot high flames as they battled a wildfire in the state’s Pine Barrens. Authorities said Wednesday the fire rained down embers and prompted evacuations, but caused no injuries or property damage.

Apr 1, 2019 · spring hill wildfire in pinelands reaches 100 percent containment (19/P022) TRENTON – A wildfire that consumed 11,638 acres of lands in the Pinelands region of New Jersey is fully contained and all roads around the fire are open, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today.

Apr 12, 2023 · As firefighters worked Wednesday to contain a fire that tore through 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, the National Weather Service issued so-called “red flag...

Mar 31, 2019 · Authorities say fire whipped by high winds has spread over thousands of acres of state land in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, a forested area of coastal plain that stretches more than 1...

Apr 1, 2019 · The massive forest fire that consumed more than 11,000 acres of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens was likely caused by human activity in an area of the forest known for illegal bonfires, officials...