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Jennings Creek fire: Smoke causing temporary impact to air quality in NYC metro area
The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border has entered its second week. See the latest ...
Video captures smoke billowing over Manhattan after apartment building catches fire in NYC
Smoke billowed over Manhattan after a fire broke out at a luxury apartment building in New York on Thursday. The fire started ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN1d
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 ...
Apparent homeless man lights himself on fire outside NYC church as horrified witnesses look on: police
A 48-year-old man died after he set himself on fire on the steps of a Manhattan church – before collapsing onto the street in ...
Hudson Yards rooftop fire sends plumes of dark smoke into NYC skyline
A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline on ...
Gothamist1d
Red flag warning throughout NYC region as historic drought brings threat of more fire
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Saturday for the entire New York City region — illustrating ...
Vagrants may have accidentally started NYC’s Prospect Park fire: sources
Homeless people camped out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park might have started the weekend blaze that torched two wooded acres in ...
Massive fire erupts in Midtown Manhattan, filling NYC skies with smoke
A massive fire broke out on the roof of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air and taking ...
In wake of Van Cortlandt Park brush fire, NYC officials lay out drought watch guidance
NEW YORK - A brush fire in Van Cortlandt Park is causing smoke and traffic delays in the area. The fire broke out just before ...
It may take years for Prospect Park wildlife to return after NYC brush fire: experts
"Wildfires cause wildlife to move; they’ll avoid active flames and, if the damage is severe, will seek new habitats for food ...
Gothamist3d
Fires in NYC parks are common. The drought is making them bigger and more frequent.
Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.
WINS Radio New York on MSN15h
FDNY launches Brush Fire Task Force to tackle wildfires amid recent spike across historically-dry NYC
FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the establishment of the department’s first-ever Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday as ...