Efforts to battle the Jennings Creek fire in New York are about to get a boost from the federal government. Such funding, provided via Fire Management Assistant Grants, allows for the federal ...

The entirety of Sterling Forest State Park – a wooded natural refuge spanning over 21,000 acres in Tuxedo, NY – is closed to ...

The Jennings Creek wildfire was 90% contained in Jersey and 69% contained in New York, according to authorities.

The Hudson Valley has been placed under a level 2 drought watch by the NYSDEC and a red flag wildfire watch by the National ...

The Town of Tuxedo announced Thursday that "smoke jumpers," trained experts who specialize in wildfires, will be brought in ...

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said crews would continue to "fight fire with fire" Thursday as they conducted ...

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening following a weeklong effort to control ...

Wildfire map: Track the Jennings Creek wildfire, other fires in New York Bryan Gallagher, incident commander and a State ...

New York state forest ranger Dariel Vasquez, 18, was killed battling the Jennings Creek fire when he was struck by a falling ...

Some pockets of air deemed unhealthy for those with respiratory problems dotted the area early Monday between Albany and northern Vermont ...

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