21: As of 6 a.m., the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has implemented statewide Stage 3 Fire Restrictions statewide in response to prolonged dry conditions and increased wildfire activity.

STAGE 3 FIRE RESTRICTIONS
🚫🔥 All fires in wooded areas will be prohibited unless contained in an elevated stove using only propane, natural gas, gas, or electricity.
🚫🔥 No charcoal fires are allowed.

Statewide Fire Danger:
🔗 View current New Jersey fire danger levels: https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/fire/infotools/conditions-restrictions.html

DIVISION A COUNTIES: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Warren, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, Union, Hunterdon, Middlesex (north of Raritan River)

DIVISION B COUNTIES: Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (south of the Raritan River), Mercer County except Hopewell Township

DIVISION C COUNTIES: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem