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 ...

Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Townships, N.J. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection via AP) Show more Show less Smoke fills the sky from a ...

A second person has been charged with arson in the wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens that has grown into the state’s second-largest fire in nearly two decades. Prosecutors said Friday that ...

A man set a bonfire using wooden pallets in New Jersey's Pine Barrens and left them without fully extinguishing the blaze, sparking a quick-moving wildfire with smoke affecting air quality in the ...

Wildfires are common in the state. But scientists say this week’s damaging blazes in a northeastern region are a sign of more ...

The Deschutes National Forest plans to conduct two prescribed burn operations Thursday totaling nearly 400 acres on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters ranger districts, if conditions are favorable. ...

LACEY TOWNSHIP — While New Jersey officials were effusive in their praise for firefighters who prevented a massive forest fire from killing or injuring anyone or destroying their homes ...