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 ...
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 ...
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FDNY Crews Face Challenges Battling Brush Fires
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began at about 3 p ...
Drought sparks record 229 NYC brush fires in two weeks, FDNY says
NEW YORK — New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 229 brush fires in just the last two weeks, FDNY officials ...
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Brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park extinguished, FDNY says
According to fire officials, a passerby who was walking through the park just before 7 p.m. Friday called 911 to report smoke. By 8 p.m., the FDNY said the fire had grown to two alarms and spread ...