Firefighters have fully contained a fire at Wharton State Forest in Waterford, New Jersey that broke out on Saturday.

Fire crews in Morris and Essex counties were dispatched at about 2:41 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, to the area near the border ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says that a wildfire that impacted 2,336 acres at Wharton State Forest is now 100% contained. Officials said two nearby campgrounds had to be evacuated and ...

That includes the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Trevor Raynor has been with NJFFS for more than a decade. He's fought countless fires at home, and also dozens out of state, including in California.

The region's prolonged drought has created a flammable landscape heading into the state's peak season for blazes.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported the blaze, known as the California Branch Wildfire, in Wharton State Forest on Saturday afternoon. Two campgrounds were evacuated, and several roads in ...

Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation Sunday in a North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and South Carolina's governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire ...

During a press conference earlier this month, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service revealed that it has already had a busy start to the season, with at least 381 wildfires burning a total of 1,242 ...

The fire was 100% contained by Monday morning, according to the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service. On Sunday evening, the fire known as the California Branch Wildfire, was 80% contained.