Wildland fire suppression for the State of New Jersey covering Middlesex and Monmouth Counties in Central New Jersey
B10’s primary response areas include: East Brunswick Twp, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Twp, Helmetta, Holmdel Twp, Jamesburg, Manalapan Twp, Marlboro Twp, Monroe Twp, Old Bridge Twp, Sayreville, South Brunswick Twp, South River, Spotswood and surrounding towns as requested.
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The New Jersey Forest Fire Service’s primary response area is 3.72 million acres, comprising 77% of the state’s land area
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Section B10
Current Fire Danger
TODAY IS A CLASS 2 DAY
Buildup Index: 10
State of the WX: Clear
KBDI: 1
Temp: 48
Relative Humidity: 36 %
Fine Fuel Moisture: 8.5
Spread: 18
Wind: SSW at 8 mph
Class day updated 01/13/26 at 1328 hrs
USFS/Rutgers Fire Danger Monitoring Consoles
NJ BURNING RESTRICTIONS
No campfire restrictions are currently in effect
-SPECIAL NOTICES-
WEATHER ALERTS
Tuesday 01/13/26
Annual Mandatory RT-130 Refresher
This year’s RT-130 training will be held on Saturday, January 31 from 8am till 12pm at the New Jersey Task Force 1 building, located at 2350 Route 34, Manasquan (Wall Twp). This training will be with sections 8, 9 and 10. There will be some paperwork to fill out. If you cannot make this RT-130 training date, other dates will be posted from other sections. when available.
2025 Numbers Collected from 2025 Incident Reports
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
2026 Division B Annual Pack Test Dates
Friday 03/06/26 at 08:30 am
Saturday 03/07/26 at 08:30 am
Both dates will be held at the New Lisbon office
Please remember to bring your driver’s license
(You only need to attend one date)
Mandatory Annual Out West Refresher
Sunday 03/15/26 at 9:00 am at Coyle Field
(This class is required for personnel planning to work out of state)
12/05/25- Murphy administration issues statewide drought warning
(NJDEP news release)
NJFFS FIRE TOWER STAFFING
Division B fire towers are DOWN today
CURRENT NJ WILDFIRE ACTIVITY
There is no current sizable activity
Please remember, “No Drones in Fire Zones - If YOU fly, WE can't!”
If in doubt about the source of smoke or fire, call 9-1-1 or 877-WARN-DEP (877-927-6337)
Remember, No Drones in Fire Zones -
If YOU fly, WE can't!
There are serious consequences to flying an unauthorized drone near a wildfire.
During a wildfire, our aircraft fly low to the ground, often at the same altitude that a drone would fly. If a drone is detected flying over or near a wildfire, all Forest Fire Service air support will be grounded - hampering suppression and observation efforts.
Please do your part, and prevent interfering with wildfire suppression by
staying grounded.
WILDFIRE NEWS
January 13, 2026
01/13/26 Australia- Angry residents heckle and force Victorian Premier out of fire-affected town amid bushfire crisis
01/13/26 South Carolina- Dry, windy weather keeps wildfire risk high
01/13/26 Washington- DNR grants NCW fire districts surplus wildfire engines
01/13/26 Northern California- Shasta-Trinity Forest burns: 49 acres in McCloud area Monday
REGIONAL NEWS/FIRE INCIDENTS
01/13/26 Camden County, NJ- New Jersey sues Camden scrap metal recycler over repeated fires
RANDOM SHOTS FROM AROUND THE REGION
01/13/26 Section B8- Prescribed burning in Allaire State Park on 01/07/12
01/13/26 Section B10- Prescribed burning in the Runyon Watershed, Old Bridge Twp on 02/26/12
01/13/26 Section B5 - The 1,019 acre ‘Woodmansie Wildfire’ in Woodlan Twp, Burlington County on 09/07/15
S130/S190 ONLINE TRAINING LINKS
Once inside, go to the right side of the home page and click ‘On Demand Self Enroll Course's’ for S-130/S-190
January 2026
Don’t forget to visit our B10 Facebook page and the NJFFS Section B10 YouTube channel!
Links of interest:
Wildfire Today Wildfire news & opinion
Random Ramblings Aerial wildland firefighting
NJDEP | New Jersey Fire Camp 2024
State of NJ Forest Fire Service Laws
B10 FEATURED VIDEO OF THE DAY
01/13/26 Iowa- Crews battle large grass fire in Sioux City on 01/07/26
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