NJFFS SECTION B10 Home Page

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, March 3, 2026

Section B10
Current Fire Danger

TODAY IS A CLASS 1 DAY

Buildup Index: 0
State of the WX: Overcast/rain
KBDI: 0
Temp: 37
Relative Humidity: 98 %
Fine Fuel Moisture: Snow
Spread: 1
Wind: ENE at 5 mph
Class day updated 03/03/26 at 1317 hrs

NJ FIRE WEATHER FORECAST

NJ FIRE DANGER INFORMATION HUB

NJ PRESCRIBED FIRE DASHBOARD

USFS/Rutgers Fire Danger Monitoring Consoles

NJ FIRE DANGER CONSOLE- SOUTH

NJ FIRE DANGER CONSOLE- NORTH

NJ BURNING RESTRICTIONS

No campfire restrictions are currently in effect

-SPECIAL NOTICES-
WEATHER ALERTS

03/03/26- NJFFS, Division B regrets to announce the passing of lifelong District Firewarden
Donald “Donny” Knauer

District Fire Warden Knauer is the father of retired Section Firewarden Scotty Knauer.
Donny started his NJFFS career in 1963 as a crewman for B7. He was commissioned to District Firewarden in 1974 as 7D4 and later switching to 7D2 in 1979. Donny was District Firewarden till 2010 when he became a Special Firewarden.

Donny was known for being the operator of B39, Car 55, the voice of Miller Air Attack and just an all around Firewarden that was always there to help out. Donny fought a lot of fire for our agency over his career and was a mentor to a lot of us still working today.

Please keep Donny and his family in your prayers.

Funeral Services are as follows:
The viewing will be on Wednesday March 4th from 6 pm to 9 pm with a fireman’s service at 8 pm. The viewing will be at Riggs Funeral Home ,130 North Main Street (Route 9), Forked River, NJ 08731.
NJFFS members that are attending will assemble at 7:30 pm to prepare for the fireman’s service at 8 pm.
Burial will be on Thursday March 5th starting at Riggs Funeral Home at 10 am to 11 am with a procession to Good Luck Cemetery 57 Haines St E, Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734.

All Forest Fire Service Vehicles parking at Riggs Funeral home will park across the street from the funeral home on Game Farm Road on the east side of Rt. 9.

Bereavement will be at Bayville Vol. Fire Company 645 Atlantic City Blvd (Rt9), Bayville, NJ 08721 after the cemetery.

Class A uniform and or funeral attire.

On 2/24/26, the NJ Forest Fire Service deployed engines and a crew of 10 to the Texas Panhandle region to assist with wildfire suppression. The deployment will last 14 days.
Good luck and be safe!

Div B Annual Mandatory RT-130 Refresher Dates

REMAINING DATES

Sections B2 & B6- New date is 03/05/26 at the Country Lakes firehouse at 1800 hours

Sections B1 & B3- 03/14/26 at 0900 hrs at Camp Ockanickon

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
02/06/26- NJDEP reminds everyone that this drought warning is still in effect. Even with the recent snows, there has been no change in drought status.

NJFFS FIRE TOWER STAFFING

All state 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.