NJ Forest Fire Service

Seen here, a Forest Fire Service member holds a radio so friends of Jim Mangine can hear his ceremonial last call. Photo by J. Phalon, 5/2023

A blaze engulfing 600 acres in West Milford, New Jersey, is at this moment only 30 percent contained. The wildfire.has grown since it was reported at 11:34 a.m. that the fire encompassed 150 acres. A Stage 2 fire danger has been declared

Call the New Jersey Forest Fire Service office in Andover at (973) 786-6350 or 9-1-1 to report suspicious fires. Bob Wolff, retired state forest...

The NJ Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) has been working statewide to prevent wildfires. On March 22nd, their efforts involved at least two prescribed burns...

PRESS RELEASE: TRENTON (February 2023) – The New Jersey Forest Fire Service’s annual prescribed burning program to reduce wildfire risk and manage natural resources by...

The Department of Environmental Protection is urging New Jersey residents to check trees on their property for signs of beech leaf disease and report their findings to the New Jersey Forest Service, Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced today. Beech leaf disease was first detected in Bergen and Essex counties in summer 2020 and is now confirmed in 10 additional counties.

Very High Wildfire Danger Persists. Tower to be lit up.

It has been and extremely dry season out there. According to the USDA Northeast Climate Hub online, monitoring drought conditions, our area has had...