NYS Parks employee killed as wildfires burn in New Jersey, Tri-State
The Passaic fire, now called the Jennings Creek Wildfire, started burning on Saturday afternoon near West Milford. The fire later spread into New York to Greenwood Lake, a village in Orange County.
New York State Parks aide killed in wildfire remembered during emotional funeral
The funeral for Dariel Vasquez, the 18-year-old New York State Parks aide who died fighting the Jennings Creek wildfire, was held Monday.
Wake held for NYS Parks aide killed battling Jennings Creek wildfire
Friends and family members gathered on Sunday in Rockland County to say their goodbyes to Dariel Vasquez, who was killed when a tree fell on him on Nov. 9. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
Community comes together for funeral of parks employee killed battling Jennings Creek Wildfire
Dariel Vasquez is also being honored at the state level as Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags to be flown at half-staff.
Funeral arrangements for 18-year-old N.Y. state parks employee killed battling massive wildfire
Friends and family will gather this week to memorialize the 18-year-old New York State worker who was tragically killed fighting the Jennings Creek wildfire which has burned over 5,200 acres across, PIX11 is reporting.
Funeral planned for teen firefighter killed in Jennings Creek fire
Loved ones will memorialize an 18-year-old killed fighting the Jennings Creek fire, which has raged on in New York and New Jersey for a week. On Sunday, a funeral mass started at 10 a.m. for Dariel Vasquez,
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Wildfires in New Jersey, New York claim life of state parks employee, trigger unhealthy air quality readings
Wildfires continue to rage across portions of the Northeast on Sunday, with at least one fatality reported along the border ...
New York-New Jersey Wildfire Update: Teen Forest Ranger Dies Fighting Blaze
Health advisories were issued for parts of New York and northeastern New Jersey due to unhealthy air quality from the smoke.
New York parks employee dies fighting fires as air quality warnings issued there and New Jersey
The Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue said the New York state forestry service reported that the worker died when a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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NY parks employee dies fighting fires; air quality warnings are issued in New York and New Jersey
an 18-year-old state Parks and Recreation aide employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic ...
Voluntary evacuation issued for 130 families as Jennings Creek Fire jumps containment line
Officials asked 130 families in Orange County, N.Y., to evacuate to a shelter as a precaution after the nearly-contained Jennings Creek Fire jumped a containment line. The move Saturday gave ...