NJDEP | New Jersey Forest Fire Service

Current Fire Danger

News Releases

October 23, 2024
DEP Forest Fire Service Urges Caution During Prolonged Dry Conditions, Implements Mandatory Statewide Stage 3 Fire Restrictions Banning Wood And Charcoal Fires (24/P049)
April 10, 2024
NJDEP Forest Fire Service Urges Vigilance During Peak Wildfire Season, Highlights Enhanced Information Resources (24/P010)
March 13, 2024
NJDEP Forest Fire Service Highlights Partnership With Department of Defense Protecting Developed Areas Near Military Installations in Wildfire-Prone Pinelands (24/P008)
February 27, 2024
DEP Forest Fire Service Ramps Up Annual Prescribed Burning Program, Unveils New Jersey Wildfire Risk Assessment Portal (24/P005)
September 21, 2023
Murphy Administration Announces $3 Million Budget Boost to DEP's Forest Fire Service as State Faces Increasing Wildfire Risks From Climate Change (23/P050)

New Jersey Forest Fire Service

On average of 1,500 wildfires damage or destroy 7,000 acres of New Jersey's forests each year.

Wildfires not only damage our woodlands, but are becoming an increasing threat to homeowners who live within or adjacent to forest environments and residents who utilize the state's great outdoors for various forms of recreation.

Since 1906 the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has been the agency responsible for protecting life, property, as well as the state's natural resources from wildfire.