Fire on New York-New Jersey Border Prompts Voluntary Evacuation Order
New York issued a voluntary evacuation order over the weekend for some residents near the border with New Jersey as the Jennings Creek wildfire, fanned by gusty winds, pushed past a containment line.Residents in roughly 165 homes in two communities around Warwick,
Residents Evacuated Because of Fire on New York-New Jersey Border
The voluntary evacuation plan was put in place in areas affected by the Jennings Creek wildfire. Officials encouraged residents of 165 homes to move out temporarily.
Jennings Creek fire in New York jumps containment line, residents asked to evacuate
Over 100 New York families were asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire, which has been burning from Orange County to West Milford, New Jersey for over a week.
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.
Dozens of residents near massive wildfire burning in N.J., N.Y. asked to evacuate
A small number of homes were under evacuation orders near a New York lake Saturday night after a wildfire that began in New Jersey last week was amplified by strong winds, causing the blaze to breach a containment line by firefighters.
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.
Renewed wildfire escapes containment and prompts evacuation near New York-New Jersey border
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containtment line and prompted emergency officials to enact a voluntary evacation plan for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border on Saturday.
Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY after wildfire breaches containment line
Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted a voluntary evacuation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border. The New York Parks Department says the voluntary evacuation on Saturday impacted about 165 houses in Warwick,
NY wildfire breaks through, 160 homes evacuated as blazes keep Northeast at risk
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Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted emergency officials to enact a voluntary ...
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