A photo taken in Barnegat, New Jersey, shows the thick, dark smoke billowing up from the wildfire on Tuesday. Jenni Fink/Newsweek What To Know. In an update around 8 p.m. Tuesday, more than 3,000 ...

Where are the wildfires in New Jersey? The wildfires in New Jersey spread to Lacey and Ocean townships in Ocean County, New Jersey, in the area of Jones Road, Route 532 and the Garden State Parkway.