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 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 ...
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Fire Weather Watch: Forecast, updates, maps of NJ and NY wildfires
A Fire Weather Watch will once again be in effect this weekend as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in ...
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FDNY Commissioner announces new Brush Fire Task Force amid recent wildfires in New York City
FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday, which will be comprised of fire marshals, inspectors and tactical drone units.
FDNY creates new task force to focus solely on rampant NYC brush fires
An elite team of FDNY fire marshals, fire protection inspectors, and drone operators is being pulled together to combat the ...
Giant concrete slab outside Palestinian eatery baffles in NYC: ‘Massive’ and ‘obnoxious’
The chain plans to use the two-foot-tall slab for outdoor seating -- but locals ripped it as a dangerous impediment and want ...
A nice November Sunday in NYC with rain on the way possibly. Here's the First Alert Forecast.
The weather today will be a near repeat of yesterday, minus the breezy conditions. That's good news as wildfires continue to ...
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 ...
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NY wildfire breaks through, 160 homes evacuated as blazes keep Northeast at risk
The voluntary evacuation allowed fire personnel to confront the Jennings Creek Wildfire uninterrupted overnight and will ...
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 ...
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 ...
Funeral planned for teen firefighter killed in Jennings Creek fire
Loved ones will memorialize an 18-year-old killed fighting the Jennings Creek fire, which has raged on in New York and New ...