Neighbors Are Burning Each Other’s Land to Stop Dangerous Wildfires. Let’s Help Them.
As word of the value of prescribed fires gets around, more communities around the country want to join in. There are now 133 ...
'Stubborn' 15-acre brush fire on Brentwood-Exeter line lasts days as crews stretched thin
BRENTWOOD — Firefighters remained on the scene Wednesday of a 15-acre brush fire along the Brentwood and Exeter town line ...
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The Northeast Is Becoming Fire Country
The Prospect Park fire started sometime in the evening in a sloped wooded area of the Ravine, which is known as Brooklyn’s ...
Firefighters feeling the impacts of brush fires across Connecticut
Across Connecticut, fire officials are feeling the impacts of the dry season that has led to dozens of brush fires across the ...
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Multiple fire departments quickly extinguish large brush fire in E. Hanover
EAST HANOVER TWP. - A rapidly growing brush fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished late Saturday afternoon, ...
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.
N.J. rescue ‘running on fumes’ as fires threaten local wildlife
In New Jersey, the Jennings Creek fire has burned through 2,283 acres, much of it in Passaic County, where the Last Resort ...
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Commentary | The View from Faraway Farm by Arlo Mudgett: Some changes in our air
I have said it numerous times: the aquifer in our part of New England is a gift that gives and gives, depending on the situation. Almost any side hill in ...
Many think wildfires are a West Coast disaster - but climate change now puts the East Coast at more risk
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Mason brush fire contained, but firefighters will keep eye on it as conditions remain windy, dry
A four-alarm fire in Mason is the latest challenge for firefighters dealing with days of dangerous fire conditions.
Reading Eagle12d
Crews focus on controlling the fire perimeter on Neversink Mountain in Reading
Firefighting efforts on Neversink Mountain continued Monday with a focus on perimeter control and safety. “What we are ...
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Crews battle wildfires on both coasts; 1 killed in New York-New Jersey fire
It's scary. It's *** little nerve wracking. I was just hoping that the whole park did *** set fire not far away. An 18 year old New York State Forest ranger volunteer died Saturday while responding to ...