Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire ...

Firefighters are making progress with the wildfire in the Pine Barrens section of southern Ocean County. Some 50% of the fire ...

BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire still burning in New Jersey on Wednesday forced thousands of people to ...

Authorities have charged a man with arson after they say he set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in ...

WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — Man charged with arson after authorities say he set wood pallets on fire and sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze.

They’re not out of the woods yet. Long Island’s vulnerable pine barrens, recently ravaged by wildfires last March, are facing another threat in the form of an invasive species that could spell ...

Master Sgt. Barry Wood was onboard a military helicopter flying 2,000 feet above Long Island Sound when he recognized his destination — the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing in ...

But the advantages have to be weighed against the scale and pace of wildfires that can threaten communities if left uncontrolled. Pitch pines, the most abundant tree species in the Pine Barrens ...

A wildfire ripped through about 600 acres of the vulnerable Pine Barrens just one month ago, prompting a statewide residential burn ban in effect through May 14. Started by a backyard campfire ...