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 ...
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FDNY battles Inwood brushfire as blanket of smoke envelopes upper Manhattan
Firefighters battled a bushfire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park through the night Wednesday as two additional blazes ignited at other city parks amid a record-shattering dry spell in the Big Apple.
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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 ...
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FDNY battles large brush fire in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
INWOOD, Manhattan -- The FDNY is battling an extensive brush fire that erupted in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread ...
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FDNY asks public to be 'vigilant' as extreme dry conditions persist, threatening more brush fires
One day after Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statewide ban on outdoor burning through the end of the month, FDNY Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker reminded New Yorkers to be aware of the threat of ...
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Dry conditions fuel wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey
Advertisement About 140 firefighters and New York Police Department personnel responded to the Inwood Hill Park blaze, which the NYFD continued fighting into the evening to ensure they ...
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Fire in Manhattan: What caused the blaze at ‘The Set’ skyscraper at Hudson Yards?
The New York Fire Department (NYFD) reported that the fire began on the roof of a luxury apartment complex in the Hudson Yards, on 10th Avenue, between West 35th and 36th Streets. The cause of the ...
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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 Yards ...
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Huge blaze at New York skyscraper as massive smoke cloud seen across city
According to reports, the blaze prompted over 80 firemen from the New York Fire Department (NYFD) to respond. It is believed that they managed to control it. Local news sources say there have been ...