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Brush Fires in Manhattan as Northeast Drought Worsens

A severe drought in the Northeast, that isn't expected to lessen up soon, has caused an "unprecedented number of brush fires" according to the FDNY.

The New York Times · 4d

Brush Fire Under Control in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan

The blaze in the park, at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week.

New York Daily News on MSN · 3d

A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began about 3 p.m. Wednesday, tore its way through about four acres of parkland near W. 218 St. as upper Manhattan was covered in thick grey smoke for most of the day.

ABC 7 New York on MSN4h

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.

Fire burns in Upper Manhattan park, officials warn of record-setting dry conditions

Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire burning in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. The FDNY tweeted ...

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 ...

Fox 5 NY2d

Firefighters battle stubborn wildfires in Queens and Manhattan

New York City firefighters are working around the clock to contain multiple wildfires in Manhattan and Queens as dry ...

3don MSN

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

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week ...

Brush fire in NYC sends heavy smoke over Manhattan skyline

The FDNY responded to a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan, that began around 3 p.m. The fire spread rapidly, sending ...

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