Crews make progress battling Jennings Creek wildfire
Scott Sabo, Forest Ranger and Operations Section Chief, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation joins CBS New York to discuss how crews are battling the Jennings Creek wildfire.
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Scott Sabo, Forest Ranger and Operations Section Chief, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation joins CBS New York to discuss how crews are battling the Jennings Creek wildfire.
The funeral for Dariel Vasquez, the 18-year-old New York State Parks aide who died fighting the Jennings Creek wildfire, was held Monday.
More than 160 families have been asked to voluntarily evacuate their homes in Orange County. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Orange County, New York is dealing with an extended state of emergency due to the ongoing Jennings Creek wildfire.
Officials asked over 100 families to evacuate after the Jennings Creek wildfire jumped a containment line in Orange County. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Chopper 2 flew over the firefighting efforts to contain the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border, and the brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan.
The fire is raging in the Sterling Forest State Park. Authorities say it has been boxed in by fire lines.
Firefighters have made progress battling the Jennings Creek wildfire, New York State Park Police said Thursday. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.
Officials say the fire is about 20% contained, and they said they have made progress, strong winds are hampering their efforts to bring the fire completely under control. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello, Christine Sloan and Lonnie Quinn have team coverage.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the site of a deadly 5,000-acre wildfire that's burning along the New York-New Jersey border Tuesday.
Fire officials say the fire is about 20% contained after burning through 5,000 acres on the New York-New Jersey border. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
People gathered at Ramapo High School on Monday to remember 18-year-old Dariel Vasquez, a state parks aide who died while assisting at the fire scene.
The deadly Jennings Creek wildfire continues to burn near the New York border. Authorities said Monday afternoon the 5,000-acre fire is 20% contained, with 10% containment in both New York and New Jersey. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan, Lonnie Quinn and Tony Aiello have team coverage.
The deadly Jennings Creek wildfire continues to burn near the New York border. Fire officials in New Jersey gave an update Monday afternoon.
Authorities say the 5,000-acre Jennings Creek wildfire is 20% contained, with 10% containment in both New York and New Jersey.
A wildfire that's burning through New York and New Jersey has already scorched 3,000 acres and is blamed for one death. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest from West Milford.
The fire killed a New York parks worker on Saturday and is threatening homes from Passaic County to Orange County. CBS News New York's Derick Waller has the latest.
An 18-year-old New York Parks Department employee was killed while fighting a wildfire in Passaic County, New Jersey on Saturday.
Officials provided an update on their progress containing the Jennings Creek wildfire and others burning in New York and New Jersey.
Prosecutors have charged a man with arson in connection with a wildfire in Jackson Township that broke out on Wednesday and has burned 350 acres.
Brush fires broke out in The Palisades, New Jersey overnight, sending smoke across the Hudson River and into New York City. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan and Natalie Duddridge have team coverage from both sides of the river.
A brush fire broke out in New Jersey's Palisades area overnight, sending smoke across the Hudson River and into New York City. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook and Christina Fan start off our team coverage.
Another wildfire broke out in New Jersey overnight, and it is sending smoke across the Hudson River and into the Bronx. CBS News New York has team coverage from both sides of the river and overhead.
Roads have reopened around the Black Run Preserve in Evesham Township, New Jersey, as crews work to contain the Bethany Run Wildfire.
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The weather is shifting and bringing much-needed rain to the Tri-State Area. There may even be snow in parts of New York.
It looks like the Tri-State Area will get a substantial soaking of rain later this week, something it definitely needs due to the risk of wildfires.
The risk of wildfire development will remain elevated across the Tri-State Area through the next several days.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect today across the entire Tri-State Area until 6 p.m.
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Tony Sadiku has the Tri-State Area's updated Thursday morning forecast on CBS News New York.
