Wildfires

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.

A fast-moving forest fire broke out Tuesday at a major military gunnery range in South Jersey, but no injuries or property damage were reported.

A wind-driven fire continued to scorch thousands of acres 60 miles east of San Francisco, prompting residents to flee their homes and the closure of two major freeways near the central California city of Tracy.

New Jersey authorities are warning residents of the potential risks and preparation steps as the state enters peak wildfire season this month. Last year was the most active fire year in more than a decade for the Garden State, with nearly 1,200 wildfires burning over 18,000 acres statewide, according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). Fourteen of…

Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history Wednesday, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.

Multiple wind-driven wildfires continued to push through the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday.

As the U.S. tries to restore a key forest ecosystem in the Southeast, landowners must light more fires on private property.

Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season.

The wildfires killed at least 115 people and displaced thousands more.

A pilot is dead after a small plane crashed in Ocean County, NJ and the cause of the crash is not yet clear. The pilot’s identity is being withheld pending the investigation. There was also a wildfire in the same area that spread to 325 acres and is 0% contained. At this time authorities have not revealed if there is...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is battling a wildfire in Lacey Township in Ocean County, NJ that has spread to 325 acres and is 0% contained.

Fire crews in New Jersey are working to extinguish a fire in Lacey Township after a small aircraft crashed in a wooded area early Sunday.

Maui County has brought a lawsuit against the utility company claiming that it did not shut off its power lines despite the high winds and dry conditions.