The NJ Forest Fire Service warned residents around the Jones Road Wildfire area about a scam in which door-to-door “salesmen” offer a program to eliminate the smell of smoke from their home.
The fire has burned through nearly 24 sq. miles (15,250 acres) and is 60% contained as of Friday morning, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
The wildfire is already the largest wildfire in New Jersey this year at 13.2 square miles (8,500 acres) burned but only 10% contained as of Wednesday morning.
Ocean County Wildfire Latest Update And Information
New Jersey Forest Fire Service:
New Jersey Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23 at Coyle Field Air Base, 1052 Route 72, Chatsworth, Burlington County, to provide a status update on the Jones Road Wildfire burning in Ocean &