Community comes together for funeral of parks employee killed battling Jennings Creek Wildfire
Dariel Vasquez is also being honored at the state level as Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags to be flown at half-staff.
Jennings Creek Wildfire along New Jersey-New York border now 90% contained
Firefighters faced a setback after dry and windy conditions reignited parts of the Jennings Creek Wildfire, which is now 90% contained.
See drone footage of Jennings Creek wildfire as seen Nov. 9 in Orange County, NY
See drone footage of the Jennings Creek wildfire as seen Nov. 9, 2024 in Greenwood Lake. The fire has burned over 5,300 acres of land as of Nov. 17.
Jennings Creek fire in New York jumps containment line, residents evacuate
Over 100 New York families were asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire, which has been burning from Orange County to West Milford, New Jersey for over a week.
Voluntary evacuation issued for 130 families as Jennings Creek Fire jumps containment line
Officials asked 130 families in Orange County, N.Y., to evacuate to a shelter as a precaution after the nearly-contained Jennings Creek Fire jumped a containment line. The move Saturday gave firefighters maneuvering room for the heavy equipment needed to combat the blaze straddling the New York-New Jersey border.
Some residents asked to evacuate after Jennings Creek Fire jumps line
Some residents in the town of Warwick were asked to evacuate Saturday evening after the Jennings Creek Wildfire jumped a firebreak near Greenwood Lake and Wah-Ta-Wah Park. The village of Greenwood Lake issued a voluntary evacuation order at 8:30 p.
Evacuation orders issued to New York residents within path of burning Jennings Creek wildfire
The fire has scorched its way through almost 2,300 acres in New Jersey and about 2,400 acres in New York, according to firefighters.
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,
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Evacuations partially lifted as crews continue to battle wildfire by Greenwood Lake
Orange County residents in more than 120 homes were asked to voluntarily evacuate over the weekend, as firefighters continue ...
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Wildfire Update: State of emergency continues in Orange County; Greenwood Lake schools remain closed
News 12’s Lisa LaRocca reports that firefighters have contained 90% of the blaze but Greenwood Lake schools remain closed today, and several roadways are also closed. Xi Jinping lays out four ...
Jennings Creek Wildfire now ‘boxed in by fire lines’ as rangers continue to battle blaze
GREENWOOD LAKE — Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire will continue to be noticeable throughout the day Monday as Department of Environmental Conservation rangers as well as military, police and ...
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Exclusive: News 12 joins rescuers on Greenwood Lake fire line for close-up look at wildfire attack
Firefighters are stationed every few feet; tasked with ensuring the fire doesn’t spread past the containment zone.
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Hundreds of residents asked to evacuate near Greenwood Lake wildfire
A state of emergency continues in Orange County, New York after hundreds of residents were asked to voluntarily evacuate while flames breached a line that firefighters created to act as a buffer ...
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New Update: Evacuations Continue As Wildfire Jumps Containment Lines In Warwick
Volunteer evacuations occurred in the Hudson Valley over the weekend due to a 5,000-acre wildfire that expanded winds and caused it to jump one of the firelines.The call to quickly leave the area ...
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'Thank you for your bravery': Greenwood Lake kids praise crews battling wildfire
The entire Greenwood Lake community is grateful to firefighters battling the Jennings Creek wildfire, including kids who made ...
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UPDATED: Wildfire prompts evacuations in Greenwood Lake
The wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border jumped a containment line, prompting voluntary evacuations of ...
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Greenwood Lake schools to reopen Tuesday
Greenwood Lake Union Free School District Superintendent Sarah Hadden announced Monday that the school district will ...
Hundreds hope to return home as firefighters battle wildfire in NY, NJ
Hundreds of wildfires and brush fires have burned across the Northeast as the region struggles under a historic drought.