Wildfires and Smoke Cause Air Quality Alerts in NJ and DE.

Air quality alerts have been issued in 16 counties of New Jersey due to smoke from a large forest fire in Ocean County and high concentrations of ground-level ozone caused by hot temperatures. The alerts are effective through midnight Thursday in most of South Jersey and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday in many areas of northern central and southern New Jersey. Sensitive groups such as children, older senior citizens, or people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases should avoid strenuous activities during the afternoon and early evening hours.