As the Jennings Creek fire rages on in New York and New Jersey, officials warned the risk of fire sparking across much of the ...
Firefighters are stationed every few feet; tasked with ensuring the fire doesn’t spread past the containment zone.
Dariel Vasquez, who was employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department died Saturday while working the Jennings Creek Fire in Sterling Forest, according to ...
Dariel Vasquez was fighting a fire Saturday in Greenwood Lake with the New York State Parks Department when he died, police said. He was fatally injured by a fallen tree, according to the New York ...
Forest Ranger Jeremy Oldroyd, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said New York fire crews have battled 60 wildfires since Oct. 1, and they have burned 2,100 acres.
As efforts to battle a wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border continue, much of southern New York is now under a red flag warning, pointing to a heightened risk of additional fires. The Jennings ...
His bravery and selflessness in those last moments were a reflection of his pure heart and unwavering commitment to others.” ...
a Fire Department spokesman said.Credit...Benjamin Norman for The New York Times Mayor Eric Adams said in a post on X that the city was under a red flag warning for fire risk on Friday night ...
MEDFORD, Long Island -- A volunteer firefighter in was arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire in New York. Firefighter Jonathan Quiles "intentionally" set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon ...
The NJ Forest Fire Service has been working hand-in-hand with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Forest Protection and Fire Management to coordinate the response ...
which has since been brought under control by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Speaking at a press conference FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker commented "the fire's under control ...
Vasquez was a parks and recreation aide employed by the department. Sterling Forest is in Greenwood Lake, New York. The fire is also burning in West Milford. Vasquez was a volunteer firefighter ...