U.S. Northeast faces renewed wildfire threat as some are asked to evacuate their homes
Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted a voluntary evacuation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border
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
Jennings Creek wildfire prompts evacuations in Orange County, New York
Some residents in Warwick, Orange County were asked to evacuate Saturday 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.
Over 100 families evacuated due to Jennings Creek wildfire in New York
More than 100 families in Orange County were asked to evacuate Saturday after the Jennings Creek wildfire jumped a containment line. CBS News New York's Jessi Mitchell and Vanessa Murdock report.
Firefighters make major strides in Jennings Creek wildfire as containment reaches 88%
Firefighters battling the Jennings Creek wildfire have made significant progress on Friday, with containment efforts getting closer to 100%, according to officials. New York State Park Police said Friday evening that burnout operations built on the progress from Thursday,
Jennings Creek wildfire is 88% contained, New York DEC says
The Jennings Creek wildfire is now 88% contained since it started burning last week, the New York State DEC said.
Jennings Creek wildfire is 90% contained, New Jersey Forest Fire Service says
New Jersey crews say the Jennings Creek wildfire is 90% contained on their side of the New York-New Jersey border.
Wildfire risk remains elevated across New York, New Jersey. Find out when it could rain.
The risk of wildfire development will remain elevated across the Tri-State Area through the next several days.
Jennings Creek Fire: New York issues statewide burn ban as wildfire becomes largest in years
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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 ...
Deadly wildfire in New York and New Jersey about 20% contained, authorities say
A quarter of an inch of rain fell on the Jennings Creek fire early Monday morning, which helped crews get some much needed ...
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.
Volunteer forest ranger, 18, dies responding to New York wildfire that sent smoky haze over NYC
An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near ...
New Jersey-New York wildfire keeps burning, fed by dry, windy conditions
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a ...
New York Is Facing Its Worst Wildfire Season in More Than a Decade
New York and the Northeast are in the midst of their worst fire season in more than a decade, with little relief in sight for ...
Wildfire Grows in New Jersey and New York, Despite Modest Rainfall
The Jennings Creek fire is currently burning across 3,500 acres, officials said, and is expected to grow to over 5,000 acres.
New York-New Jersey Wildfire Update: Teen Forest Ranger Dies Fighting Blaze
Health advisories were issued for parts of New York and northeastern New Jersey due to unhealthy air quality from the smoke.
Huge wildfire on N.J.-N.Y. border closer to being under control, but winds forecast to pick up again
Miles south of West Milford, light winds blowing from the north Friday morning pushed some plumes of smoke down into parts of ...