Wildfire — Western Ocean, New Jersey

2025-04-22 to 2025-04-28 · Western Ocean, New Jersey

Event narrative

A wildfire developed on April 22 and continued to grow over the next few days. One commercial structure was lost. Additionally for a period, 3,000 people were evacuated and a 17 mile stretch of the Garden State Parkway was closed.

Wider weather episode

A wildfire developed on April 22 near the intersection of Bryant Road and Jones Road.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1268357. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.