There have been 11,000 acres in New Jersey burned in forest fires this year, Greg McLaughlin, the state administrator for Forests & Natural Lands, said this week. The state has averaged about 4,000 acres per year since 2000, McLaughlin said.

Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.

A massive wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border remained the same size overnight — 2,283 acres on the New Jersey side — and is still 30% contained, officials said Wednesday morning.

A quarter of an inch of rain fell on the Jennings Creek fire early Monday morning, which helped crews get some much needed rest. The fire remains at about 3,000 acres and is 10% contained, officials said.

People north of New York City and in northern New Jersey are being warned about more smoke Thursday due to the Jennings Creek Fire, which is burning along the New Jersey and New York border. Meanwhile,

Containing the Jennings Creek Wildfire was always going to be an issue due to the terrain. Here is how firefighters are doing so in New Jersey.

Firefighters have made progress battling the Jennings Creek wildfire, New York State Park Police said Thursday. The fire is raging in the Sterling Forest State Park, and has impacted Passaic and Orange Counties.

Drone video provides bird’s-eye view of hot spots alongside Greenwood Lake in Hewitt, New Jersey, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024