Jennings Creek fire: Greenwood Lake and Wah-Ta-Wah Park residents evacuate overnight
The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire in Orange County, New York continues Sunday following voluntary evacuations in the town of Warwick. Residents along Edgemere Avenue and in Wah-Ta-Wah Park were encouraged to evacuate Saturday night, affecting more than 160 houses. Greenwood Lake Middle School is being utilized as a shelter.
Hundreds of residents asked to evacuate near Greenwood Lake fire
A state of emergency continues in Orange County, New York after hundreds of residents were asked to voluntarily evacuate while flames breached a line that firefighters created to act as a buffer between the wildfire and the neighborhood of Wah Ta Wah Park.
Residents Evacuated Because of Fire on New York-New Jersey Border
The voluntary evacuation plan was put in place in areas affected by the Jennings Creek wildfire. Officials encouraged residents of 165 homes to move out temporarily.
Warwick's Edgemere Avenue residents asked to evacuate to Greenwood Lake Middle School
Residents of Edgemere Avenue in Warwick, Orange County, are being encouraged to evacuate their homes Saturday after flames from the Jennings Creek wildfire, primarily located in Sterling Forest State Park, jumped containment lines and inched closer to a residential area.
UPDATED: Wildfire prompts evacuations in Greenwood Lake
The wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border jumped a containment line, prompting voluntary evacuations of residents in Greenwood Lake,
Dozens of residents near massive wildfire burning in N.J., N.Y. asked to evacuate
A small number of homes were under evacuation orders near a New York lake Saturday night after a wildfire that began in New Jersey last week was amplified by strong winds, causing the blaze to breach a containment line by firefighters.
Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY after wildfire breaches containment line
Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted a voluntary evacuation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border. The New York Parks Department says the voluntary evacuation on Saturday impacted about 165 houses in Warwick,
Jennings Creek wildfire prompts over 100 evacuations in NY
Over 100 homes were evacuated Saturday night after winds worsened the Jennings Creek fire, New York fire officials said. Winds caused the massive fire to escape its containment lines near Edgemere Avenue in Warwick,
Some residents asked to evacuate after Jennings Creek Fire jumps line
Warwick and Greenwood Lake issued voluntary evacuation orders for residents near the wildfire after it jumped a firebreak on ...
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Over 100 Homes Evacuated Amid Intensifying Jennings Creek Fire in Warwick, NY as State Imposes Burn Ban
Evacuations in Warwick, NY as the Jennings Creek fire spreads, prompting a response from the NY fire officials and a ...
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Wildfire Prompts Voluntary Evacuations In Warwick, Shelters Open For Residents, Pets
are under a voluntary evacuation order issued by the Town of Warwick Police Department. Residents in need of shelter can go ...
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Jennings Creek Fire update
On the evening of Nov. 16, the Jennings Creek Fire jumped one of the containment lines between 32 Edgemere and Wah Ta Wah ...
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Planned power, heat shutoff in area of Greenwood Lake fire. The latest
At the news conference, Warwick Town Supervisor Jesse ... to clear brush and delineate the line of fire to prevent its spread. Greenwood Lake mayor Tom Howley said in a Facebook update that ...
Intense effort to contain Jennings Creek Fire may push heavy smoke into towns
Schools and roads are closed as Greenwood Lake prepares for heavy smoke caused by firefighters' big push against the Jennings ...
Fire crews on both U.S. coasts battle wildfires
Fire crews on both coasts of the U.S. are battling wildfires, including one in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks ...