Renewed wildfire escapes containment and prompts evacuation near New York-New Jersey border
Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containtment line and prompted a voluntary evacation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border.
Jennings Creek wildfire prompts evacuations in Orange County, New York
Some residents in Warwick, Orange County are being asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, winds caused the fire to escape containment Saturday evening near Edgemere Avenue.
Some residents asked to evacuate after Jennings Creek Fire jumps line
Warwick and Greenwood Lake issued voluntary evacuation orders for residents near the wildfire after it jumped a firebreak on Saturday night.
Firefighters are closer to taming the wildfire that’s across the New Jersey-New York border
Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze.
Jennings Creek wildfire is 88% contained, New York DEC says
The Jennings Creek wildfire is now 88% contained since it started burning last week, the New York State DEC said.
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A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey prompted officials Monday to postpone one of the nation's oldest Veterans Day Parades.
New York Is Facing Its Worst Wildfire Season in More Than a Decade
New York and the Northeast are in the midst of their worst fire season in more than a decade, with little relief in sight for weeks as drought and high winds threaten to raise the threat again by Friday.
Over 100 families evacuated due to Jennings Creek wildfire in New York
More than 100 families in Orange County were asked to evacuate Saturday after the Jennings Creek wildfire jumped a containment line. CBS News New York's Jessi Mitchell and Vanessa Murdock report.
Capital Region firefighters volunteer to fight Jennings Creek Wildfire
Devin Knight and his fellow members of the Ravena Fire Department try to keep things light while they do their part to help contain the vast Jennings Creek Wildfire blazing through southern Orange County and northern New Jersey.
Firefighters continue making progress in Jennings Creek Wildfire
As of Friday, the Jennings Creek Wildfire is approximately 90% contained on the New Jersey side and about 65% contained on the New York side. “We have a really solid containment on our side,” said Chris Franek of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
Wildfire risk remains elevated across New York, New Jersey. Find out when it could rain.
The risk of wildfire development will remain elevated across the Tri-State Area through the next several days.
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Some residents being asked to evacuate near Greenwood Lake fire
Some residents in Warwick, New York were asked to voluntarily evacuate on Saturday as the Greenwood Lake Brush Fire continues to burn.
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