BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in southern New Jersey.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said residents in Ocean and Burlington counties are being impacted by smoke from the wildfire burning within Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

14-year-old boy arrested for allegedly starting New Jersey forest fire The fire burned 52 acres though no structures were damaged, police said.

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire still burning in New Jersey on Wednesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and temporarily closed a stretch of a major highway.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said residents in Ocean and Burlington counties are being impacted by smoke from the wildfire burning within Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – The fire ban was lifted in all New Jersey counties on Thursday due to the rain, according to the state’s Forest Fire Service. A statewide restriction on outdoor fires was… ...

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced some residents to evacuate and closed a stretch of a major highway.

Shawn LaTourette, New Jersey's commissioner of Environmental Protection, said fire officials expect the blaze to grow and that it could turn out to be the largest wildfire in New Jersey in 20 years.

BASS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at a military bombing range in southern New Jersey. Fire officials said Wednesday ...

New Jersey forest fire prompts evacuations and closes a major highway By The Associated Press Updated April 23, 2025, 1:31 a.m.