New York, wildfire

Jennings Creek wildfire prompts evacuations in Orange County, New York
WARWICK, N.Y. — Some residents in Warwick, Orange County are being asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, winds caused the fire to escape containment Saturday evening near Edgemere Avenue.
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
Firefighters Are Closer to Taming the Wildfire That's Across the New Jersey-New York Border
Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze
Renewed Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Near New York-New Jersey Border
Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containtment line and prompted emergency officials to enact a voluntary evacation plan for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border on Saturday.
Officials give an update on wildfires burning along the New Jersey-New York border
Firefighters say they are making progress against wildfires burning in the border between New York and New Jersey.
Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN12h
Jennings Creek: Fire lines hold overnight, wildfire in Orange County still 88% contained
Efforts to contain the Jennings Creek fire in New York have made significant gains Friday, with planned burnout operations ...
Long Island firefighters go to upstate Orange County to help fight wildfire
The firefighters are encountering rough terrain while battling the wildfire that has burned more than seven square miles ...
The Journal News2d
'Smoke jumpers' from out west to be brought in to Jennings Creek fire fight. The latest
The Town of Tuxedo announced Thursday that "smoke jumpers," trained experts who specialize in wildfires, will be brought in ...
abc7NY2d
Crews make progress on Jennings Creek Wildfire using controlled burns; containment at 75% in NJ
On Thursday, officials said containment on the New Jersey side jumped to 75%, but in Orange County, New York, the terrain has ...
New York state parks worker dies responding to wildfire in Orange County
WARWICK — A state parks worker was killed Saturday while responding to a large wildfire in Orange County that originated ...
Fox 5 NY4h
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 ...
Gothamist1d
Major wildfire on NY-NJ border mostly contained but still an emergency, officials say
The Jennings Creek wildfire was 90% contained in Jersey and 69% contained in New York, according to authorities.
Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN2d
Orange County in a state of emergency, Jennings Creek fire 40% contained. The latest
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening following a weeklong effort to control ...
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 ...
New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire
The employee, Dariel Vasquez, was killed while fighting a fire in Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., the New York State ...
New York forest ranger dies battling wildfire near Greenwood Lake
A New York forest ranger was killed battling a wildfire that is burning near Greenwood Lake in Orange County and northern New ...