Residents Evacuated Because of Fire on New York-New Jersey Border
The voluntary evacuation plan was put in place in areas affected by the Jennings Creek wildfire. Officials encouraged ...
No new red flag warnings, but fire danger persists throughout Northeast
For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...
Jennings Creek fire in New York jumps containment line, residents asked to evacuate
Over 100 New York families were asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire, which has been burning from Orange ...
‘Everything’s getting weird’: New Yorkers have experienced tornadoes, an earthquake, and an extreme fire season this year
It’s been a year of unusual extremes for New Yorkers.
Wildfire threat remains in place for much of US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted emergency officials to enact a voluntary ...
Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY after wildfire breaches containment line
Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted a voluntary evacuation for a small ...
NYC-area residents slammed with more smoke from wildfire when flames breach containment line overnight
The smoke was wafting down from the stubborn Jennings Creek blaze, which so far has consumed more than 5,000 acres of forest ...
FDNY creates task force, will use drones in fight against rash of brush fires
The parks provide refuge for residents of a go-go-go city. But they also make the area more prone to brush fires during ...
FDNY forms Brush Fire Task Force as wildfires reach historic levels in New York City
Sunday, FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced the creation of the FDNY’s first Brush Fire Task Force, comprised of ...
FDNY creates task force amid record number of brush fires in NYC
The significant increase in brush fires in New York City has led the FDNY to establish its first Brush Fire Task Force. The task force consists of fire marshals, fire ...