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FDNY's New Task Force Will Battle Record Rise In NYC Brush Fires
On Nov. 8, firefighters battled a two-alarm brush fire at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The article FDNY's New Task Force Will ...
FDNY creates task force amid record number of brush fires in NYC
The significant increase in brush fires in New York City has led the FDNY to establish its first Brush Fire Task Force. The ...
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Westchester, hit by 131 brush fires so far in November, urges caution from residents
Westchester County has been hit with 131 brush fires in November so far ... New York City mayor Eric Adams announced a drought warning for the Hudson Valley and NYC's five boroughs. "We haven’t ...
NYC air quality unhealthy for some amid brush fire smoke. Here's today's forecast.
Air quality today in the New York City area could be unhealthy for sensitive groups amid brush fires in New Jersey and ...
FDNY has battled record number of brush fires in NYC
Neighbors and visitors to parks in New York City are watching the grounds and scanning the skies. Where there’s smoke, there ...
FDNY responds to another Staten Island brush fire; the 17th in past weeks
The blaze was reported just before 6 p.m. in New Springville, across the street from a busy warehouse store, an FDNY ...
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Fires in NYC parks are common. The drought is making them bigger and more frequent.
Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.