Wildfires

With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection held an online hearing Tuesday on the conditions. But they would not answer questions, including whether any part of the state is...

New wildfires burned Tuesday across the Northeast, adding to a series of blazes that have come amid very dry weather and killed at least one person, while much larger fires raged in California and other western states. Heavy smoke led to poor air quality and health advisories for parts of New Jersey and New York, including New York City. Check the latest...

A series of wildfires in New Jersey have led to concerns over air quality. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the details. 

The township of West Milford, New Jersey, will not have a Veterans Day celebration on Monday, as fire crews and first responders battle with the wildfires affecting the region, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter announced. Instead, the town will hold its Veterans Day ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. in Veterans Park. “Due to the current...

Smoke from wildfires that have been burning in New Jersey could be seen and smelled in the air across our region on Sunday. One of those wildfires burning in Jackson Township was caused by illegal ammunition. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan shares more about the cause of this fire.

Authorities are reporting the death of a New York forest ranger battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states.

Camden County’s health director Caryelle Lasher caught up with NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville to discuss the impacts of the four wildfires in New Jersey. 

Several homes were evacuated as at least four wildfires burn in the state of New Jersey. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl talked to some of the neighbors who were impacted.

NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl reports on wildfires that continued to burn Friday in three different areas of South Jersey.

Firefighters in New Jersey are stretched even thinner as yet another wildfire burns in bone-dry conditions in the state. At least four wildfires were burning from the Pinelands to the New York City suburbs. The latest fire broke out along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, across the Hudson River from New York. It was smaller...

Smoke fills the air above New Jersey as three large wildfires have crews hard at work trying to put them out. The wildfire burning on the border of Camden and Burlington counties has been 50% contained and still threatens dozens of homes. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the latest information on the wildfires.

A brush fire in Moorpark, California, is being fueled by Santa Ana winds and forced evacuations on Wednesday.

A brush fire on the Malibu coast was fueled by strong winds on Wednesday.

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says crews have contained a wildfire in Burlington County that burned through 30 acres. Officials say no buildings were threatened and no one was injured but smoke is expected to be in the area until we get our next rain fall.

A gigantic aircraft capable of long-range flights with thousands of gallons of fire retardant has joined California’s airborne firefighting fleet.

NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Bill Henley is tracking wildfire smoke Friday ahead of weekend showers and storms.

A high pressure system has brought dry air and smoke from a wildfire in Canada to the Philadelphia region, resulting in a smoky haze over the city.

Four people in Northern California describe what it’s been like to lose their homes to wildfires twice in six years.

Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.

Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.