Jennings Creek Fire: New York issues statewide burn ban as wildfire becomes largest in years
A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey prompted officials Monday to postpone one of the nation's oldest Veterans Day Parades.
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New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire
was killed while fighting a fire in Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., the New York State Police said in a statement late Saturday. Steve Neuhaus, the Orange County executive, said that Mr ...
The Journal News10h
Planned power, heat shutoff in area of Greenwood Lake fire. The latest
County officials announced a planned power, heating services shutoff starting at 8 a.m. Thursday as crews move into position to fight wildfire.
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New York forest ranger dies battling wildfire near Greenwood Lake
A New York forest ranger responding to the wildfire was killed when a tree fell on him, Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said in a video on social media. Eastern Dutchess County Fire and ...
New York Post4d
Ranger dies in brush fire as dangerous wildfires cause bad air quality in the tri-state region
A forest ranger died battling a brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border Saturday ... Greenwood Lake Turnpike along state lines in Orange County when a tree fell on the ranger, killing ...
Volunteer forest ranger, 18, dies responding to New York wildfire
Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation aide employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department, was killed while battling a fire in a forest in Greenwood Lake, ...
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Jennings Creek fire in NY remains uncontained, students head back to school. The latest
As efforts to battle a wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border continue, much of southern New York is now under a red flag ...
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As wildfire burns in Orange County, New York officials warn of dry conditions, urge water conservation
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a statewide burn ban Tuesday. The Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey border has ...
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NJ wildfire sends smoke billowing into NYC as crews battle multiple blazes
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service battled the latest outbreak in Pompton Lakes, Passaic County ... fought flames in upstate New York’s Ulster, Sullivan and Orange counties.
Record-setting dry conditions threaten more US wildfires, drinking water supplies
Record-setting dry conditions in some parts of the U.S. are raising fears of new wildfires and also could threaten drinking water supplies if substantial rain does not fall in the coming months.
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Teenage park ranger dies as wildfires burn in New York State
In recent days, a brush fire has erupted in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, spreading the smell of smoke across New York City ... to put out the blaze. In Orange County, where the Sterling Forest ...
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Wildfires latest: NYS Parks employee killed, air quality alerts remain in effect
A New York State parks employee died Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County ... from the New York City Fire Department to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. "New Yorkers come together ...