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Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire
Authorities say a man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a ...
Wildfire in New Jersey Pine Barrens expected to grow before it’s contained, officials say
A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said.
NJ warned of elevated wildfire risk just as huge Pine Barrens blaze finally 60% contained
There is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.” ...
Inferno From Orbit: NASA Tracks 15,000-Acre Wildfire in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens
A massive wildfire erupted in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens in April 2025, highlighting the delicate line between nature’s cycles ...
Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the ...
The New York Times3d
Wildfire Burns 12,500 Acres of Bone-Dry New Jersey Forest
By Ed Shanahan Tracey Tully and Hilary Howard A fast-moving wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern New Jersey had spread to 12,500 acres of the heavily forested area by Wednesday ...
The Press of Atlantic City23d
He helped save the Pine Barrens in 1968. Now his help will never end.
Long before John McPhee’s “The Pine Barrens” was published, New Jersey’s vast, dreamlike swath of sand and scrubby pines was seen as a wasteland by the unfamiliar, a place full of pirate ...
USA Today3d
Evacuations ordered as New Jersey wildfire spreads over 8,500 acres, officials say
The unnamed blaze was first reported shortly after 10 a.m. local time and has since spread in the Pine Barrens area of southern Ocean County, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.