NYC firefighters battle record number of brush fires across city
1 day ago · The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period. ... an online news outlet run by New York Public Radio. Nearly half ...
Inwood Park Ablaze as Brush Fires Reach Historic Levels Across NYC
2 days ago · Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. A brush fire in Upper Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park began at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, hours after the FDNY reported it had responded to a record 229 brush fires citywide in the last two weeks — surpassing the 200 fought by firefighters over the full month of October ...
Brush Fires in Manhattan as Northeast Drought Worsens
1 day ago · Fires blaze across the Northeast. The city fire force has responded to 229 brush fires in all five boroughs between October 29 and November 12. Majority of the fires are in the Bronx, then Queens ...
Firefighters battle stubborn wildfires in Queens and Manhattan
1 day ago · The FDNY has deployed around 140 firefighters to battle a blaze in Manhattan's Inwood Park. The fire, which broke out around 3 p.m. According to officials, the fire is located on a steep, heavily ...
FDNY battles large brush fire in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
2 days ago · Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.
Drought sparks record 215 NYC brush fires in two weeks: FDNY
2 days ago · Fire engines posted near Nethermead meadow in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. (Rebecca White for New York Daily News) Manhattan saw an estimated 24 brush fires over the last two weeks, the FDNY said.
Brush Fire Under Control in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
2 days ago · The Inwood Hill Park fire was among the latest in an unusually high number of brush fires and wildfires to erupt in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, as the region contends with unseasonably ...
Jennings Creek fire 50% contained; brush fires erupt in Manhattan
2 days ago · News media reports citing FDNY sources said there were two brush fires in the 196-acre park Wednesday, but the first one was extinguished at about 4 p.m.
Firefighters continue battling blaze that left 18-year-old dead
6 days ago · The mayor also said the city has had 120 brush fires in the past 10 days. Adams urged residents to conserve water, avoid setting off fireworks, and remove excessive leaves and brush from sidewalks.
Brush fire breaks out in Brooklyn's Prospect Park as ... - NBC News
6 days ago · By Rebecca Cohen and Phil Helsel. A brush fire broke out Friday night in Prospect Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, amid a drought that has been plaguing the northeastern U.S. for ...
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