Citing a rash of wildfires in recent years, New Jersey officials on Wednesday opened the state’s first fire tower in 78 years. The increase in fires, they say, is attributed at least in part to ...

Wildfire risk rises in New Jersey between April and May, when low humidity, high winds and warm temperatures create ideal conditions for fire spread. To help stop fires before they get out of control, ...

The faulty hydrants after a recent fire in Waterbury are raising questions about how they’re maintained and what the guidelines are. “It was horrific, because I was sleeping and I was woken out of my ...