Wildfire season is in full swing in Alaska, and the Division of Forestry wants to remind people that all that dry grass is basically a tinder blanket across the state. When it comes to what starts fires, division Public Information Officer Tim Mowry said he's seen some unexpected things start a blaze. As of late last week, Mowry said there have been more than 60 fires reported in the state so far this season. Since it's not quite the time of year where lightning is common, almost every single one has been human caused, he said. Mowry said by in large, escaped burn barrels and debris fires are the most common cause of preventable fires in Alaska. However, every year, the division sees some different causes.  

VIDEO: A large fire broke out at a paper recycling center in New Jersey Monday afternoon sending plumes of black smoke into the air. The fire, which broke out just before 5 p.m., prompted a 3-alarm response from nearby fire departments to the Colgate Paper Stock Recyclable Processing Facility in New Brunswick. It's not yet clear what triggered the blaze, sending firefighters rushing to the recycling facility on Industrial Drive before 5 p.m. 0Piles of paper sitting in the facility's backlot were seen engulfed in flames. One firefighter was briefly hospitalized with minor burns, and was released later Monday night officials said. The fire was said to be contained and under control before 8 p.m.  

VIDEO: A firehouse was evacuated and a nearby Roslindale street was shut down Monday night after a suspicious package containing an unknown chemical was discovered. The suspicious package came in the mail to a Brooke Street home, prompting a resident to bring the package to the nearby firehouse on Canterbury Street, fire officials said. Two firefighters performed preliminary tests on the package outside the station, while crews did readings at the home on Brooke Street. Four residents and two firefighters were decontaminated as a precaution, fire officials said. An investigation remains ongoing into the contents of the suspicious package. The scene has since been cleared.  

VIDEO: A 100-year-old fire engine has been refurbished and returned to it's original department. Larry Manaro spent a year restoring McDonald's first fire engine. Now retired Fire Chief Todd Stitt approached him about fixing it up. The truck was in rough shape and had been stored in a garage for years. The 1917 Model T was donated to McDonald in 1920 by Carnegie Steel and essentially started the village fire department. "It's an accomplishment that you take it from nothing and you make into something, and people like to see it and enjoy looking at it," Manaro said. Manaro had some help from Kevin Prus, Snyder's Antique Parts and Pro Image Sign Company in Youngstown restoring the fire engine.  

VIDEO: A fire department ambulance that was stolen Monday in Reading later crashed into a tractor-trailer in Lancaster County. Reading police say Reading Fire Department ambulance No. 4 was taken while first responders were attending to a call inside Kennedy Towers senior center, located in the 300 block of South Fourth Street. They say 34-year-old Raymond Gonzalez stole the ambulance around 11:30 a.m. from the area of Fourth and Spruce streets. When paramedics brought their patient outside, they realized the ambulance had been stolen. They called for a second ambulance, which was able to respond quickly. "We're very fortunate that the patient's condition wasn't life threatening," said Reading Fire Chief William Stoudt. "Obviously it had an impact on transport to the hospital but had the patient's condition been more serious, this could've ended up as a fatality."