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New York, Wildfire

New York wildfire breaks through, 160 homes evacuated as blazes keep Northeast at risk

The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some New Jersey counties.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Renewed Wildfire Escapes Containment and Prompts Evacuation Near New York-New Jersey Border

Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containtment line and prompted a voluntary evacation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border

Times Republican · 1d

Firefighters are closer to taming the wildfire that's across the New Jersey-New York border

Firefighters were getting closer Friday to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border on Friday, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze. The fire, named the Jennings Creek blaze,

FDNY forms Brush Fire Task Force

Yahoo · 5h

FDNY launches first-ever Brush Fire Task Force dedicated to fighting wildfires

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday.

Staten Island Advance · 9h

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 fire marshals, fire inspectors, and tactical drone units in response to the historic increase in brush fires occurring throughout the five boroughs. Read… https://t.co/D6kjoojD7E

Newsday · 10h

FDNY creates task force, will use drones in fight against rash of brush fires

But they also make the area more prone to brush fires during droughts. From Nov. 1-Nov. 14, amid a historic dry spell, there were 271 fires, the most over a two-week period in city history. Now, the FDNY has created its first Brush Fire Task Force,

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New York City Fire Map Shows Where Over 200 Fires Have Started

The record-breaking statistics come as several Northeast states battle extremely dry conditions and multiple wildfires.

11hon MSN

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 ...

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FDNY launches first brush fire task force amid record dry months

The city fire department has launched its first-ever Brush Fire Task ... and windy conditions have resulted in an ...

Fox Weather on MSN3d

Containment on Jennings Creek Fire grows as New York governor issues burn ban

People north of New York City and in northern New Jersey are being warned about more smoke Thursday due to the Jennings Creek ...

The Mirror3d

Hudson Yards fire: Huge blaze at New York skyscraper as massive plume of smoke above city

About 80 New York Fire Department (NYFD) firefighters reportedly responded to the blade. New York City council member Erik Bottcher said in an update shared to X/Twitter: "From Hudson ...

FOX 5 New York on MSN23h

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 ...

USA Today3d

'Treacherous conditions' in NYC: Firefighters battling record number of brush fires

“These are very treacherous conditions for our firefighters." New York City's fire department said it responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week perio ...

Amtrak Suspends Service Between New York and New Haven Because of Fire

The blaze was apparently connected to an Amtrak substation in the Bronx. The operator said it expected normal service to ...

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