100-Acre Route 46 Wildfire Contained: NJ Forest Fire Service Shares Final Update
A fast-moving wildfire that scorched 100 acres along Route 46 in Hackettstown has been 100% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said on Saturday morning, May 3.
WILDFIRE UPDATE: Route 46 Wildfire - Hackettstown, Warren County
At 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, the New Jersey Forest... Posted by New Jersey Forest Fire Service on Saturday, May 3, 2025
The fire was first spotted Friday afternoon, May 2, by several fire towers and triangulated to the Route 46 area, officials said. By 3:30 p.m., the blaze had 0% containment and was threatening 25 structures, though no evacuations w…
NJ Wildfire Explodes To 12,500 Acres: Latest From Forest Fire Service
An otherwise idyllic spring day along the New Jersey coast was darkened by thick plumes of smoke as a massive wildfire scorched through 12,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power Wednesday, April 23.
🚨 A massive wildfire, dubbed the Jones Road Wildfire, is tearing through 1,200 acres in Barnegat Township’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, Ocean County, NJ, as of April 22, 2025, with 0% containment. Mandatory evacuations are underway for Wells Mills Road from Bryant… pic.twitter.com/61nPv8YRcH — Laszlo Varga (@LaszloRealtor) April 2…