News 12's Jim Murdoch visits Out of Sight Alpaca Farm in Ocean Township, which was nearly destroyed by the Jones Road wildfire but saved thanks to firefighters and community support.

Researchers are trying to get a handle on the impacts of wildfires like those in the Pine Barrens, Canada and elsewhere.

The Mines Spung Wildfire was 90% contained as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, according to officials. The fire has consumed 6,400 acres. Officials say that all road closures in the area have been lifted. Several ...

A wildfire burning in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest, named the Mines Spung Wildfire, burned 6,400 acres as of June 18.

The Mines Spung Wildfire in Burlington County, New Jersey, is almost contained after burning thousands of acres, according to ...

The Mines Spung Wildfire has prompted evacuations and road closures in Burlington County since Friday, with crews still ...

Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Townships, N.J. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (New Jersey Department of ... near Barnegat Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Smoke rises from ...

New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire crews work to extinguish the Jones Road Fire near Lacey Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, on April 23, 2025. Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images So far ...

The fire has spread 15,300 acres across Waretown and Lacey Township, but is 60 percent contained now, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Four structures remain threatened.

He recalled a 2024 wildfire near the New Jersey-New York border ... and for evacuating people to safety. Between Waretown and Lacey Township, there were about 7,000 people who were ordered to leave ...

Smoke filling the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Township, New Jersey, on April 22. Smoke filling the sky from a wildfire in Lacey Township, New Jersey, on April 22. New Jersey Department of ...

The blaze could become the largest in New Jersey in about 20 years, LaTourette said during a news conference. A fire in May 2007 in the same area consumed 17,000 acres. In Lacey Township ...