BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP — A forest fire that has scorched several hundred acres off Route 539 in Warren Grove was deemed 70 percent contained Sunday afternoon, fire officials said.

"Containment is approaching," said division Fire Warden Bert Plante. "We're moving forward and we're getting the upper hand."

Plante, of the state Forest Fire Service, said the firefighting effort continued on....Continue Reading

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BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP — A forest fire spotted from the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower Saturday afternoon scorched several hundred acres off Route 539 in Warren Grove and drew hundreds of firefighters from surrounding communities.

Firefighters worked into the night to contain the blaze within a tract of land of about 1,000 acres just north of Warren Grove, west of Route 539 and south of Route 72......Continue Reading with more photos

The Elwood Fire Company responded Tanker 16-5 and Support 16-1 to 3866 Moores Ave in Nesco for a Brush Fire.

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ATLANTIC CITY — No one ever denied that Leo Hinton was a hero. But on June 25, nearly four decades after his death, he finally received the recognition so many insisted he deserved.

Forty-two years ago, the off-duty firefighter walked into a blaze at a hotel in Atlantic City. Dressed in civilian clothes and armed only with a fire extinguisher, he rescued a......Continue Reading