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A person delivering mail is being credited with calling 911 to report a house on fire. A mother and her child were able to escape the burning home in Haddonfield. 

Thousands of residents are returning home after evacuations orders were lifted for Ocean County neighborhoods. NBC10’s Lili Zheng reports as crews continue to fight a massive wildfire in South Jersey. 

A New Jersey firefighter was forced to evacuate his home because of the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County. He showed NBC10 the extent of the damage at his house.

A mail delivery person in South Jersey helped save a mother and her child from their burning home by calling 911.

A special task force is working to uncover what caused the massive Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean County. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas reports. 

As a massive wildfire continues to burn through Ocean County, New Jersey, some of the impacted residents are expressing frustration over the communication efforts from local officials. The fire began shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. It spread to Lacey and Ocean townships, threatening homes, destroying…

As the Jones Road Wildfire continues to grow, crews have been working to get it under control for over 24 hours. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan, Lili Zheng and First Alert Weather meteorologist Michelle Rotella report as air quality alerts are in effect because of the smoke. 

Some people criticized the communication efforts during the massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey. NBC10’s Claudia Vargas has reactions from residents and an official.

Officials provided a late afternoon update on a wildfire that continues to burn through Ocean County, New Jersey. Officials said that as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, the wildfire was 40% contained after burning through 12,500 acres.

Rain and wind forecasted for our region could have impact on the massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey. NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Michelle Rotella has the forecast. 

Neighbors are stocking up on supplies while some remain without power as the massive wildfire continues to burn through Ocean County, New Jersey. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details. 

The massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, destroyed a business in Lacey Township. NBC10’s Neil Fischer has the story. 

A State of Emergency was declared as a wildfire that officials say could end up being the largest in New Jersey in 20 years continues to burn through Ocean County. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle has the details. 

A fast-moving wildfire continues burning in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens as of Wednesday afternoon — already consuming 12,000 acres and only being 35% contained, according to officials. For Wednesday, an Air Quality Alert is in effect for Ocean County, near the site of the fire, where air quality could become unhealthy for sensitive groups. At this time we don’t see...

As the Jones Road wildfire continues to burn down in Ocean County, smoke from the fire continues to spread in the atmosphere, impacting air quality for areas downwind of the fire. And as the wind direction shifts, smoke could eventually spread over the city and through the Hudson Valley The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued an Air Quality...

As the Jones Road Wildfire tore through Ocean County on Tuesday night, the flames destroyed Liberty Door & Awning in Lacey Township. NBC10’s Neil Fischer has a look at the damage and talks to the company’s owner about his plan to rebuild. 

As of Wednesday, April 23, at 11 a.m., the “Jones Road Wildfire” burned 11,500 acres, threatens 20 structures, had forced evacuations in Ocean and Lacey townships, caused thousands of power outages, and shut down multiple roadways, including a stretch of the Garden State Parkway, leading to a traffic nightmare. Officials provided an update on the fire which they said could...

Law enforcement officials have charged a 32-year-old Glassboro man after he, allegedly, robbed a woman by shooting out her window and stealing her purse as she sat in her car outside her home on April 1, 2025.

Currently, a few shelters are open for the thousands of residents who were forced out of their homes due to the wildfire in Ocean County. NBC10’s Neil Fischer spoke to one of the evacuees. 

How is the weather affecting the firefight in Ocean County? NBC10 First Alert meteorologist James Gregorio has the latest forecast.