Live updates as the Jennings Creek Wildfire continues to burn in New …
8 hours ago · The Jennings Creek W76272954007ildfire has burned through 2,283 acres in New Jersey alone, reaching 50% containment fire-wide as of approximately 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the most recent update posted on X by the NJ Forest Fire Service. This is up from 30% containment Wednesday morning, despite harsh weather conditions creating an ...
Firefighters making progress against Jennings Creek wildfire - CBS New York
6 hours ago · A New York state helicopter drops water on the Jennings Creek wildfire on Nov. 13, 2024. Facebook/New York State Park Police Wednesday, authorities used helicopters to drop 166 buckets of water on ...
Hudson Valley under drought watch still as Jennings Creek fire …
6 hours ago · At a Tuesday news conference addressing ongoing efforts to battle the Jennings Creek wildfire in New York and New Jersey, Gov. Kathy Hochul said 2024 saw one of the driest months on record in the ...
Jennings Creek Fire: New York issues statewide burn ban as …
2 days ago · As the Jennings Creek Fire grew into the largest wildland blaze New York fire crews have battled in years, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statewide burn ban Tuesday, saying, "conditions we're facing are still pretty dire.". Hochul surveyed the fire straddling the border between Passaic County, New Jersey, and Orange County, New York, which has burned more than 4,900 acres since igniting on ...
Jennings Creek Wildfire closes Greenwood Lake schools ... - ABC7 New York
11 hours ago · The Jennings Creek fire started burning in Orange County, New York, and Passaic County, New Jersey over the weekend. The fire claimed the life of an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter, Dariel Vasquez .
As race to contain Jennings Creek fire along N.Y., N.J. border ...
2 days ago · New York state forest ranger Dariel Vasquez, 18, was killed battling the Jennings Creek fire when he was struck by a falling tree Saturday. A memorial was held Monday for Vasquez , a 2024 Ramapo ...
Gusty Winds Stoke 5,000-Acre Wildfire at New York-New Jersey …
2 days ago · Howling winds on Tuesday threatened to hasten the spread of the 5,000-acre Jennings Creek fire that was burning on the border between New York and New Jersey, state officials and weather experts said.
Jennings Creek wildfire: Gov. Hochul praises fire crews on front lines
2 days ago · “In the Jennings Creek fire alone, 5,000 acres are burning in total, with 2,700 acres burning in New York.” More:How bad is NJ-NY wildfire air quality health risk?What we know, how to stay safe
Wildfire Grows in New Jersey and New York, Despite Modest …
2 days ago · No evacuations have been ordered, but about 10 structures are threatened in New Jersey, officials said. The Jennings Creek fire is one of hundreds that have flared up in New Jersey, New York and ...
Jennings Creek Wildfire in NJ: How firefighters are battling blaze
14 hours ago · For the Jennings Creek wildfire, named for a tributary of the Wanaque Reservoir that runs south from Sterling Forest in New York state, containment was always going to be an issue, said Donnelly ...