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New Jersey Wildfires: Live Fire Map

No active wildfires currently reported in New Jersey. NIFC/IRWIN data.

AQI 71Moderate air quality statewide

Current situation in New Jersey

Quiet
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

No active wildfires are currently reported in New Jersey. Conditions can change quickly during fire season, so the live map above stays current if anything ignites. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 71).

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No active fires in New Jersey right now.

Bold outline: New Jersey boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

<1% of an average year
Burned so far in 202635 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)8.9K acres

So far in 2026, 35 acres have burned in New Jersey, <1% of the 8.9K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in New Jersey

No active wildfires reported right now.

Wildfire history in New Jersey

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2025
Worst year · 26K acres
13
Fires / year · average
171
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
40
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$850K
Reported cost

From 70 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
16322014: 2 fires20142015: 6 fires2016: 12 fires20162017: 6 fires2018: 6 fires20182019: 8 fires2020: 15 fires20202021: 15 fires2022: 14 fires20222023: 24 fires2024: 32 fires20242025: 23 fires2026: 8 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, New Jersey averaged 13K acres burned and 20 fires per year. That is 298% up in acreage and 131% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.

Largest fires on record in New Jersey

  • Warren Grove20073 structures destroyed17,270 acres
  • Spring Hill Fire201911,638 acres
  • Penn Swamp Fire20173,577 acres
  • Skunk Ridge20022,600 acres
  • Atsion20072,450 acres

Emergency resources for New Jersey

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Red Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)