The wildfire, which was determined to be the second largest in New Jersey in the past 20 years, consumed more than 15,000 ...

Joseph Kling, 19, of Waretown, was charged with aggravated ... The blaze was declared 100% contained on May 12, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The cause of the fire was ...

The Jones Road Wildfire was the second largest in the last 20 years, spreading a total of 15,350 acres, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The first is the Warren Grove Wildfire in 2007, ...

WARETOWN - Two teenagers charged with setting a wildfire that consumed more than 15,000 acres across Ocean County lied to police, falsely telling them that Mexicans started the blaze, an assistant ...

Joseph Kling said there 20 people at the bonfire authorities allege sparked the massive Jones Road wildfire, and 16 remained ...

The second teenage boy was arrested Thursday night in connection with the Jones Road wildfire, first spotted about 9:45 a.m. on April 22, when the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower located a column of smoke ...

WARETOWN -- A second teenage boy has been ... County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Arson Squad, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office, and New Jersey ...

On Monday, May 12, 2025, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service confirmed the Jones Road Wildfire in Ocean and Lacey townships in Ocean County was 100% contained after burning a total of 15,300 acres.

The fire started on April 22 at the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area. Two people — 19-year-old Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey, and a 17-year-old who has not been identified ...

The 19-year-old from Waretown accused of causing the 15,300-acre Jones Road Wildfire will be released from jail, a judge ...