West Milford fire. The most recently reported blaze is the Jennings Creek wildfire near Greenwood Lake Turnpike and East Shore Road in West Milford. The New Jersey Forest Fire Ser

Wildfires continue to rage across the Northeast, with 27 million people under fire alerts. In southern New Jersey, a forest fire has prompted evacuations as flames continue to spread.

Firefighters in New Jersey were stretched even thinner on Friday when another wildfire broke out in the state's bone-dry conditions. At least four wildfires were burning in the state, stretching from the Pinelands in the central and western parts of the state to the New York City suburbs.