Rain on the way could spell relief for crews battling rash of Northeast wildfires
Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...
Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Firefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a ...
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Brush fire burns 26 acres of land in Andover
A brush fire burned 26 acres of private land adjacent to the Nathan Hale Forest in Andover on Monday. Andover Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ron Mike said they received a call at 5:16 a.m. for a ...
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Wildfire prompts evacuations in Greenwood Lake
The wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border jumped a containment line, prompting voluntary evacuations of ...
Drought fueled wildfires create dangerous conditions in New York and New Jersey
A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.
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NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow ...
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Inside look at how the National Weather Service office is handling local wildfires
"One of the highest priority things we do is issue warnings alerting the public and public safety officials about hazardous ...
Portland Fire Department puts out another brush fire on Commercial Street
Portland firefighters extinguished a brush fire Monday afternoon — the second in two weeks — that damaged two cars in the Ocean Gateway parking lot. The fire began near the corner of Franklin and ...
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Cost to fight brush fires more than a million dollars, DEEP says
It has been so dry that first responders have battled several large brush fires this fall. It took weeks to contain the Hawthorne Fire on Lamentation Mountain which spread to more than 120 acres. With ...