The Jones Road Wildfire was the second largest in the last 20 years, spreading a total of 15,350 acres, according to the New ...

The Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County is 100% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Monday.

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.

Information provided by the girlfriends of Joseph Kling and a 17-year-old male to police charging the pair with arson in the Jones Road Wildfire.

Crews are crediting the half-inch of rain that fell over the southern region of the fire over the weekend. More passing rain ...

Kling is charged with igniting flames that by Tuesday morning grew to the point that a spotter in the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower ...

On Friday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced the second arrest in the case. The young suspect was charged with aggravated arson, arson and hindering apprehension ...

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. — A second teenager has been arrested for arson in connection with a massive New Jersey wildfire as prosecutors reveal more details about how the fire allegedly began. The ...

(OCEAN COUNTY, N.J.) — A second teenager has been arrested for arson in connection with a massive New Jersey wildfire that destroyed a commercial building, shut down a major highway and forced ...

The detention hearing for a Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Ocean County was adjourned Friday to allow ...

Ocean County Jail Kling allegedly lit multiple wooden ... Like the 17-year-old, Kling is also charged with arson, aggravated arson and hindering apprehension, prosecutors said.

The teen is facing arson charges in connection to the Jones Road wildfire that started April 22. The Jones Road wildfire, which has impacted Ocean and Lacey townships in Ocean County, burns in New ...