Smoke from downstate fires blows into Capital Region, degrading air quality and triggering calls
Emergency services operators across the region are being flooded with calls as smoke from downstate wildfires moves into the ...
Anti-Israel student group to host panel that reeks of ‘blood libel’ at SUNY Downstate: Jewish doctors
Hamas student group is sponsoring a lecture at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn Wednesday accusing Israeli Jews of ...
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Local firefighters battle downstate wildfires
New York state has activated its Fire Mobilization and Mutual Aid Plan to help control wildfires affecting the Hudson Valley, ...
Air quality health advisory issued for New York City and Hudson Valley
New Jersey area has been under an air quality warning since Saturday as several wildfires have broken out amid ongoing ...
Red Flag Warning lifted, threat remains as dry weather to persist into weekend
The Red Flag Warning in effect for Long Island and much of downstate New York was lifted Thursday but the National Weather Service said mild, dry weather is in the immediate forecast and the threat of ...
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Otsego County Deploys Firefighters to Help Battle Wildfires Downstate
According to the Otsego County Office of Emergency Services, 25 firefighters have been dispatched to assist their colleagues ...
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30+ NY counties at ‘high risk’ of wildfires as crews battle blazes: What you should know
The Jennings Creek Wildfire downstate isn’t the only big blaze impacting New York. Firefighters are working to put out a ...
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'I commend his dedication': 18-year-old New York State Parks employee dies battling wildfire
Governor Kathy Hochul shared her condolences to the family of an 18-year-old New York State Parks employee after he died responding to a wildfire downstate.
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Ravena firefighters heading downstate to help fight wildfires
Members of the Ravena Fire Department in Albany County are leaving Wednesday morning to help fight the wildfires downstate.
Western Nassau goes to 'severe drought' status, NWS forecast for next week stays dry
Suffolk firefighters were battling a brush fire Thursday afternoon in Coram as conditions stayed ripe for wildfires.
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Local fire departments respond to downstate wildfires
Local fire departments were sent downstate to help battle two wildfires that have been spreading for a couple days. Fire crews said neither fire is contained yet and they’re trying their best to ...