Orange County, Jennings Creek and New York State

Jennings Creek fire in New York jumps containment line, residents evacuate
WARWICK, N.Y. — Some residents in Warwick, Orange County are being asked to evacuate due to the Jennings Creek wildfire. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, winds caused the fire to escape containment Saturday evening near Edgemere Avenue.
Jennings Creek fire: Orange County state of emergency extended, smoke drifts to Rockland
As the fight to contain the Jennings Creek wildfire continued Sunday, officials announced that the state of emergency for Orange County would be extended, and Greenwood Lake Union Free School District would remain closed Monday.
New York state parks worker dies responding to wildfire in Orange County
WARWICK — A state parks worker was killed Saturday while responding to a large wildfire in Orange County that originated across the border in New Jersey.
Ravena firefighters help battle Jennings Creek Wildfire
Ravena, N.Y. (WNYT) — When the call for help went out, the Ravena Fire Department sent a team down for a three-day deployment to the Jennings Creek Wildfire in Orange County. Six people went down from Wednesday to Friday.
Jennings Creek wildfire causes evacuations in New York
Officials asked over 100 families to evacuate after the Jennings Creek wildfire jumped a containment line in Orange County. CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Jennings Creek wildfire now nearly 90 percent contained
The Village of Greenwood Lake said in a Facebook post, Residents on EDGEMERE Avenue are being requested to evacuate at this time. Residents north of 42 Edgemere may evacuate by their personal vehicles. However, Residents from 32 to 42 Edgemere will be provided transportation out by a Warwick Dial a Bus.
Jennings Creek wildfire emergency in Orange County, New York extended
Evacuation orders issued to New York residents within path of burning Jennings Creek wildfire
The fire has scorched its way through almost 2,300 acres in New Jersey and about 2,400 acres in New York, according to firefighters.
Local firefighters help battle fire, protect homes at Orange County blaze
Fire departments from all over Long Island helped fight the fire, which has consumed more than 5,000 acres upstate ...
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Evacuations partially lifted as crews continue to battle wildfire by Greenwood Lake
Orange County residents in more than 120 homes were asked to voluntarily evacuate over the weekend, as firefighters continue ...
New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire
The employee, Dariel Vasquez, was killed while fighting a fire in Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., the New York State ...
Long Island firefighters go to upstate Orange County to help fight wildfire
The firefighters are encountering rough terrain while battling the wildfire that has burned more than seven square miles ...
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Positive progress with Orange County fire as Hudson Valley placed under drought warning
Progress continues to be made in fighting the Orange County Sterling Forest Park wildfire, with Town of Warwick Supervisor Jesse ...
Major wildfire on N.J.-N.Y. border now 50% contained, has not expanded
A massive wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border remained the same size overnight — 2,283 acres on the New Jersey ...
New York wildfire breaks through, 160 homes evacuated as blazes keep Northeast at risk
The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...
Fire on New York-New Jersey Border Prompts Voluntary Evacuation Order
Residents in roughly 165 homes in two communities around Warwick, N.Y., were asked to evacuate Saturday night, officials said ...