From first-year trainees to seasoned veterans, these young people fight Oregon's wildfires
In June, dozens of men and women attended wildland firefighter training camp in Sweet Home ahead of Oregon's historically bad ...
2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning, blazes out West
The fires in the Northeast haven't caused major evacuations, but a Connecticut firefighter died battling a wildfire last ...
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Water-spraying tower is a mobile forest-fire-fighting sprinkler system
When a raging forest fire is approaching a community, a good rainfall greatly reduces the chances of the flames actually ...
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30+ NY counties at ‘high risk’ of wildfires as crews battle blazes: What you should know
according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. The wildfire claimed the life of Dariel Vazquez, an 18-year-old New York ...
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Governor Hochul Deploys State Resources to Fight Wildfires Across New York
Governor Kathy Hochul provided an update on wildfires burning across New York State and has deployed a multi-agency response ...
Wind, cold front on Tuesday will make fighting Jennings Creek Wildfire tougher
The weather on Tuesday will make it much tougher for the crews continuing to battle the Jennings Creek Wildfire, which is ...
State Parks employee killed by falling tree while fighting forest fire
On Saturday, November 9, 18-year-old Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation Aid employed by the New York State Parks, ...
NY parks worker, 18, dies fighting wildfires in NY and NJ
An 18-year-old New York parks worker died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry ...
Community mourns teen killed fighting NY wildfire: ‘He was a leader’
A cell phone video shows 18-year-old Dariel Vasquez in his element – on the baseball field, last school year. On Monday, Dariel’s mother, his relatives, friends, and former teammates all took to the ...
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Why firefighters are struggling to bring the Jennings Creek Fire in NY and NJ under control
The quarter-inch of rain that fell overnight Sunday gave crews in West Milford, New Jersey, and Orange County, New York, a ...