40 million people under red flag warnings in the Northeast due to fire danger
Red flag warnings are in effect across eight states, including nearly 43 million people in the northeast as fire danger ...
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FDNY Crews Face Challenges Battling Brush Fires
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY ...
Smoke lingers in Brooklyn after FDNY knocks down Prospect Park brush fire
A 2-acre brush fire broke out in Prospect Park on Friday night amid a lengthy drought and windy conditions that have led to ...
Drought sparks record 215 NYC brush fires in two weeks: FDNY
New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 215 brush fires in just the past two weeks, FDNY officials said ...
FDNY asks public to be 'vigilant' as extreme dry conditions persist, threatening more brush fires
One day after Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statewide ban on outdoor burning through the end of the month, FDNY Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker reminded New Yorkers to be aware of the threat of brush ...
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Brush fire in Alley Pond Park highlights growing wave of NYC fires amid drought conditions
A two-alarm brush fire erupted at Alley Pond Park on Wednesday, Nov. 13, highlighting a concerning trend of increasing ...
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Drought sparks record 229 NYC brush fires in two weeks, FDNY says
fought the fire for nearly three hours. Manhattan saw an estimated 24 brush fires over the last two weeks, the FDNY ...
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FDNY faces unprecedented brush fire spike in NYC
The FDNY has responded to 229 brush fires in the city in the last two weeks, the highest ever in a two-week period.