Fire restrictions by state

New Jersey fire restrictions, county by county

New Jersey doesn't publish one county-by-county list we could watch, so this page won't pretend to show you a live status. What it can do: tell you who sets fire restrictions here and where today's answer actually lives.

Who declares fire restrictions in New Jersey

New Jersey fire restrictions come from the state Forest Fire Service, which raises campfire and open burning restrictions in stages as fire danger climbs — no county declaration involved.

Statewide, start with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service . Locally, the county itself has today's answer — the courthouse, the fire marshal, the sheriff's office, or your fire department.

Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with your county fire marshal or burn line before you light.

Why it might be dry enough to matter

Restrictions follow dry ground, and 30% of New Jersey — about a third of the state — is in drought this week. See the New Jersey drought page.

Heading onto national forest land? County rules stop at the boundary — check the forest's fire restrictions and what stage 1 and stage 2 mean.

Every New Jersey county

Each page below covers one county: who declares restrictions there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.