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Bold outline: New Jersey boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
New Jersey does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.
Wind Advisory issued September 26 at 4:40AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY
Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Eastern Passaic; Hudson; Western Bergen; Eastern Bergen; Western Essex; Eastern Essex; Western Union; Eastern Union; Roc…
See active alerts at weather.govWind Advisory issued September 26 at 4:08AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Inland Sussex; Western Monmouth; Ocean; Atlantic; Cape May; Southeastern Burlington
See active alerts at weather.govWind Advisory issued September 26 at 4:08AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
New Castle; Kent; Somerset; Middlesex; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Cumberland; Delaware; Philadelphia; Eastern Montgomery; Lower…
See active alerts at weather.govHigh Wind Warning issued September 26 at 4:08AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Delaware Beaches; Eastern Monmouth; Atlantic Coastal Cape May; Coastal Atlantic; Coastal Ocean
See active alerts at weather.govWind Advisory issued September 26 at 4:08AM EDT until September 27 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Morris; Hunterdon; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Upper Bucks
See active alerts at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
So far in 2026, 36 acres have burned in New Jersey, <1% of the 8.9K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
| Fire | County | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Tammany Overlook Fire | Warren | 0.1 acres | - | 16 hours ago |
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 70 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
April through June account for 65% of the acreage burned in New Jersey in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, New Jersey averaged 13K acres burned and 21 fires per year. That is 298% up in acreage and 135% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
How close have major wildfires come to your home in New Jersey? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.
