New Jersey’s first major wildfire of the year broke out Wednesday morning in Wharton State Forest in the Waterford section of Camden County. Dozens of firefighters came to the scene to keep the fire from spreading further. As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the fire consumed around 400 acres of land and is about 75% contained. The fire was first spotted around 9 a.m. and called into the Forest Fire Service. “When we arrived on location, the fire was approximately 50 acres in size as units arrived on location. The fire was burning low ground and was hung up for the most part but there were still active parts of the fire,” said Jay Wyatt, a section forest fire warden for the NJFFS. Despite recent rains this month, the area has been dry for several days, with low humidity and gusty winds, creating conditions that allow the spread of wildfires.