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Fire crews battle NJ wildfires as state weighs water supply issue
Fire crews battled small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. on Monday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. A quarter-inch of rain fell overnight from Sunday into Monday in a forest area straddling the border between the two states, giving a slight respite to firefighters. The...
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Thousands of acres scorched in Jennings Creek Wildfire in NY and NJ
The Jennings Creek wildfire straddling the New York-New Jersey border has incinerated 5,000 acres, and it’s not the only fire burning, with several others torching lands across the tri-state. It has taken up so many resources that officials in a New Jersey town had to postpone its Veterans Day parade, because the town’s firefighters are needed on the front lines...
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Jennings Creek Wildfire forces NJ town to postpone Veterans Day ceremony
The township of West Milford, New Jersey, will not have a Veterans Day celebration on Monday, as fire crews and first responders battle with the wildfires affecting the region, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter announced. Instead, the town will hold its Veterans Day ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. in Veterans Park. “Due to the current…
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18-year-old NY parks worker dies fighting wildfires
An 18-year-old New York parks employee died Saturday while battling one of many wildfires burning through several thousand acres across the tri-state. Dariel Vasquez had been deployed to Sterling Forest in Orange County, which borders New Jersey’s Passaic County. He was in Passaic where the so-called Jennings Creek Wildfire was first reported on Saturday. At some point during its...
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NY forest ranger dies fighting wildfire
Multiple government agencies confirmed the state forest ranger died in Orange County, New York, after a tree in the area of the fire fell on him. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Fires in New Jersey, New York fill skies with smoke
Firefighters across the tri-state are responding to at least half a dozen fires responsible for filling the skies with smoke and worsening air quality. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Air quality latest: Conditions improve after smoke from wildfires prompt health advisory
There’s a bit of good news for our air quality after millions woke up Saturday morning surprised to find a troubling amount of smoke in the air around the New York City metro area. A health advisory was in place through the end of Sunday for people in and around New York City following worsening air quality conditions thanks...
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Here's where the wildfires are burning in New Jersey
At least six wildfires are actively burning across New Jersey as gusty winds, dry brush and low humidity provide fueling conditions for fire activity.
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NYC air quality unhealthy as smoke blankets tri-state; mayor bans park grilling
Wildfires continue to burn around the tri-state as red flag warnings remain and drought conditions persist. The fires are leading to smoky skies and diminished air quality. Nearly a half-dozen wildfires are burning in New Jersey and red flag warnings cover the tri-state area, from the Garden State to New York City to Fairfield County, Connecticut, Saturday, two days after…
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Brush fires still burning across New Jersey
The fire burning in Jackson Township was mostly contained as of Friday night. It’s one of more than half a dozen fires still burning across New Jersey. News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports.
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Crews continue to battle fires amid dangerous drought conditions in NJ
A number of brush fires are burning right now in New Jersey, including the “Shotgun Fire” in Jackson Township and another blaze in Englewood Cliffs. The dangerous and dry conditions making things difficult for firefighters. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace and Adam Harding report.
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Wildfires keep coming in bone-dry New Jersey. Here's the latest
Firefighters in New Jersey are stretched even thinner as yet another wildfire burns in bone-dry conditions in the state. At least four wildfires were burning from the Pinelands to the New York City suburbs. The latest fire broke out along the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, across the Hudson River from New York. It was smaller...
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Red flag warnings blanket tri-state; NJ burns amid worst drought in decades
The latest update to the U.S. Drought Monitor was issued Thursday and the news isn’t good. The tri-state area is withering in a prolonged and increasingly extreme drought situation. It started in September, when we got off to a very dry start. We ended the month with a large rain deficit. And then came October, We got a whopping...
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Extreme drought hits parts of NJ for first time in 22 years; red flag warnings issued
The latest update to the U.S. Drought Monitor was issued Thursday and the news isn’t good. The tri-state area is withering in a prolonged and increasingly extreme drought situation. It started in September, when we got off to a very dry start. We ended the month with a large rain deficit. And then came October, We got a whopping...
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Moorpark brush fire prompts evacuations
A brush fire in Moorpark, California, is being fueled by Santa Ana winds and forced evacuations on Wednesday.
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Brush fire breaks out in Malibu with strong winds
A brush fire on the Malibu coast was fueled by strong winds on Wednesday.
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What is a Red Flag Warning? Explaining NJ wildfire danger amid long dry stretch
While the recent stretch of dry weather has made for plenty of beautiful days in October, it also creates a potentially dangerous risk. A Red Flag Warning will be in place Thursday for much of New Jersey. What does that mean? Here’s an explanation.