As New Jersey inches closer to the spring wildfire season, Gov. Phil Murphy and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette have announced a series of actions that emphasize the importance of wildfire safety, mitigation, awareness, response and training – known as NJ Wildfire SMART – to reduce the spread of fires in the state.

NJ Wildfire SMART was introduced during a recent roundtable led Murphy, LaTourette and the DEP Forest Fire Service, along with local officials in…