Jennings Creek wildfire emergency in Orange County, N.Y. extended
Orange County, New York is dealing with an extended state of emergency due to the ongoing Jennings Creek wildfire.
Orange County, New York is dealing with an extended state of emergency due to the ongoing Jennings Creek wildfire.
The fire has impacted more than 5,200 acres along the New York-New Jersey border. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger spoke to worried residents in Greenwood Lake and Warwick.
The Jennings Creek wildfire is now 88% contained since it started burning last week, the New York State DEC said.
The Jennings Creek blaze, which has been impacting Passaic and Orange counties, is now 30% contained, fire officials said. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says thousands of acres have been burned and local road closures are still in place. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.
The governor explained the dire conditions firefighters are facing as they try to contain the blaze, which has impacted 5,000 acres along the New York and New Jersey border in Orange County.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the site of a deadly 5,000-acre wildfire that's burning along the New York-New Jersey border Tuesday.
The wildfire has been burning near the New York-New Jersey border for about three days. Officials are concerned about wind in the forecast.
Authorities say the 5,000-acre Jennings Creek wildfire is 20% contained, with 10% containment in both New York and New Jersey.
An 18-year-old New York Parks Department employee was killed while fighting a wildfire in Passaic County, New Jersey on Saturday.
A New York forest ranger was killed battling a wildfire that is burning near Greenwood Lake in Orange County and northern New Jersey.
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Police found over 100 illegal weapons and ammo stashed inside a home in Totowa, New Jersey after a man shared a picture of himself with a gun on social media. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.
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