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NY declares drought warning

NYC placed under drought warning as reservoirs dry up, fire risk high

The city announced a drought watch earlier this month, and Adams previously banned city-dwellers from grilling in parks. Fire department officials said last week the ongoing drought has resulted in 215 brush fires in just two weeks, including that destroye ...

The Associated Press on MSN · 51m

NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as supplies run low.

USA Today · 6h

Drought warning issued for NY

New York counties and New York City.

Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY

New York Post on MSN · 1d

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 · 1d

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,

YAHOO!News · 1d

Jennings Creek wildfire prompts over 100 evacuations in NY

Over 100 homes were evacuated Saturday night after winds worsened the Jennings Creek fire, New York fire officials said. Winds caused the massive fire to escape its containment lines near Edgemere Avenue in Warwick,

FDNY forms Brush Fire Task Force

WINS Radio New York on MSN · 1d

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,

Yahoo · 17h

FDNY creates brush fire task force amid historic wildfires

New York is battling its largest wildfire in 16 years, with firefighters now containing about 90% of the affected areas. Officials warn that ongoing drought conditions and strong winds could escalate the damage,

Staten Island Advance · 1d

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,

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 ...

4don MSN

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 ...

4don MSN

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, ...

Gothamist2d

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 ...

Queens Chronicle10h

Many left displaced after three-alarm fire

Last Thursday morning, firefighters for more than two hours battled a three-alarm blaze at an apartment building in ...

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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 ...

Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSN10h

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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