Though parts of the Pine Barrens are uninhabited, New Jersey is the nation’s most densely populated state and officials have warned the fire could threaten developments nearby. The fire had ...

“The problem with burning is you’re never going to get enough days in a year suitable to start a prescribed fire. What we need is a new policy ... that sustain the Pine Barrens.” ...

As the Jones Road wildfire raged through the heart of the Pine Barrens on April 22, a Waretown man found himself trapped in the woods. But thanks to a team of first responders, he made it out alive.

Evacuation orders lifted as fast-moving New Jersey wildfire burns A fast-moving wildfire is burning in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, but officials have lifted earlier evacuation orders and a stretch ...