A New Jersey man has been charged with arson in connection with a 350-acre fire that authorities said was started by an incendiary weapon.

Richard Shashaty, 37, of Brick Township, was charged with arson and a firearms violation, according to a press release from the Ocean County Prosecutor and other officials.

The fire, in Jackson Township in central New Jersey, broke out around noon on Nov. 6 near the Central Jersey Rifle Range on Stump Tavern Road, fire officials said.

The fire was called the Rifle Fire.

Investigators concluded that the fire started behind a berm at the rifle club and was caused by magnesium shrapnel from a 12-gauge “Dragon’s Breath” rifle cartridge, which ignited the materials on the berm.

The firing of incendiary or tracer ammunition is not permitted in New Jersey, authorities said.

Authorities said Shashaty was responsible for firing the bullet. He surrendered to the police on November 9.

Rifle fire was one of several large fires to ignite in New Jersey in recent days, fueled by unusually dry conditions and gusty winds.

At a news conference Saturday about two more wildfires burning in New Jersey, Bill Donnelly, chief of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, said firefighters responded to a total of 400 fires last month and about 40 only between friday and saturday.

“Things were dry. Crazy dry, actually,” he said.

As for when the firefighters will take a break, Donelly said, “It’s up to Mother Nature, you know, when she brings the rain, we’ll take a break. But until we see that there is, I don’t see any break in sight. .”

Fires in New Jersey have pushed smoke into New York City, leading to hazy skies and hazardous air quality warnings.