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Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY

New York Post on MSN · 18h

NYC-area residents slammed with more smoke from wildfire when flames breach containment line overnight

The smoke was wafting down from the stubborn Jennings Creek blaze, which so far has consumed more than 5,000 acres of forest straddling the two states.

NBC New York · 23h

Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY after wildfire breaches containment line

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. The New York Parks Department says the voluntary evacuation on Saturday impacted about 165 houses in Warwick,

NJ.com on MSN · 22h

Dozens of residents near massive wildfire burning in N.J., N.Y. asked to evacuate

A small number of homes were under evacuation orders near a New York lake Saturday night after a wildfire that began in New Jersey last week was amplified by strong winds, causing the blaze to breach a containment line by firefighters.

FDNY forms Brush Fire Task Force

WINS Radio New York on MSN · 16h

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 wildfires continue to pop up across the Northeast, including in New York City,

FDNY launches first-ever Brush Fire Task Force dedicated to fighting wildfires

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday.

Staten Island Advance · 17h

FDNY forms Brush Fire Task Force as wildfires reach historic levels in New York City

With the city Fire Department battling brush fires at a historic pace, the FDNY announced Sunday the creation of the FDNY’s first Brush Fire Task Force. Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced the initiative will include fire marshals,

The Journal News28m

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Apparent homless man lights himself on fire outside NYC church as horrified witnesses look on: police

A witness called 911 to report that the man had set himself ablaze around 2:30 a.m. at East 16th Street and Rutherford Place, ...

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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 ...

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.

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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 ...

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