Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, was charged with aggravated ... The blaze was declared 100% contained on May 12, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The cause of the fire was ...

WARETOWN, NJ — The Waretown man accused of igniting ... is accused of setting wooden pallets on fire in the area of the Forked River Mountains - and then leaving the area without the fire ...

A wildfire has burned at least 2,500 acres of land in Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, Burlington County, according ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (WPVI) -- A man has been charged with arson after being accused of purposefully starting a fire that erupted into the massive Jones Roads Wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey.

As of Saturday evening, the fire had burned 15,300 acres across Waretown and Lacey Township, and was 60% contained, according to the latest update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.

In a statement released Thursday morning, New Jersey officials ... Greenwood Wildlife Management area in Waretown, officials said. The origin of the fire, according to investigators, is near ...

A fire burns on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, near Waretown, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) New Jersey’s forest fire chief said the state has “averted a major disaster.” “Thanks to the ...