Historic drought fuels blazes across Northeast as wildfires burn on ...

Nov 11, 2024 · Firefighters on both coasts were battling wildland blazes Monday after thousands of acres burned in New Jersey amid a historic drought and after strong winds last week sent a …

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Why is New Jersey battling wildfires?

Crews also are battling multiple wildfires in South Jersey. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for all of New Jersey on Friday amid worsening drought conditions and multiple wildfires that crews have been battling to contain. ...

Are there wildfires in New Jersey Right Now?

There are multiple large wildfires are burning in New Jersey right now amid some of the driest conditions in the region in nearly 120 years. ...

Can a drought cause a wildfire in South Jersey?

Those conditions have continued, with most of the state listed in severe drought and portions of South Jersey in an extreme drought. “When conditions become this dry, the simplest things can start a wildfire,” said Bill Donnelly, state forest fire warden and chief of the Forest Fire Service. ...

How many fires are still burning in New Jersey?

It’s one of more than half a dozen fires still burning across New Jersey. News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports. 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. ...

Is New Jersey a 'extreme' fire risk?

New Jersey fire officials designated the fire risk as “extreme” throughout the state on Friday, as the region faced a Red Flag Warning triggered by high winds and low humidity. The U.S. Drought Monitor this week also upgraded much of South Jersey’s drought status from “severe” to “extreme.” ...

What's going on with the South Jersey fires?

Here’s the status of the South Jersey fires that began burning last week, all of which began amid an extreme drought in the state. Crews have made substantial progress fighting what the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has dubbed the Shotgun Wildfire, with 90% contained as of Friday. ...