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Scammers targeting residents near Ocean County wildfire; allegedly charging $30K to remove smoke
Officials claim they are charging $30,000 for the so-called service and are falsely telling residents that the costs will be ...
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Juvenile charged with arson in connection with Ocean County wildfire that destroyed 15,000 acres
A 17-year-old boy was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres and forced ...
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Ocean County fire: Wildfire in Lacey, Waretown grows to 8,500 acres; 3,000 evacuated
WARETOWN ― One of the worst wildfires in southern Ocean County history has more than doubled in size, scorching 8,500 ...
Fire at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is no threat to people or property ‘at this time’
Backfiring, also called backburning, is when firefighters intentionally set a controlled fire in the path of an advancing out ...
Press of Atlantic City1d
Man charged with setting Ocean County forest fire didn't start it, his lawyer says
A 19-year-old Waretown man charged with setting a massive forest fire that burned 15,300 acres in Ocean County says he did ...
Ocean County fire: Are you in danger from the smoky air? Here's what to do
The Ocean County Health Department is urging those with respiratory conditions to stay indoors in areas affected by the ...
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Ex-Walmart employee pleads guilty to bomb hoax, arson in Ocean County
A 20-year-old Little Egg Harbor Township man has pleaded guilty to creating a false public alarm and aggravated arson, ...
Press of Atlantic City3d
Detention hearing delayed for Waretown man accused of starting Ocean County wildfire
The detention hearing for a Waretown man charged with arson in the wildfire that has destroyed more than 15,000 acres in ...