FDNY battles large brush fire in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
2 days ago · Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.
FDNY battles Inwood brushfire as blanket of smoke envelopes upper Manhattan
2 days ago · The FDNY is battling a brushfire that ignited in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters are rushing to put out the blaze, as more brushfires occur ...
Drought-related brush fire destroys 4 acres of Manhattan's …
1 day ago · A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began at about 3 p ...
Inwood Park Ablaze as Brush Fires Reach Historic Levels Across NYC
2 days ago · A brush fire in Upper Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park began at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, hours after the FDNY reported it had responded to a record 229 brush fires citywide in the last two weeks — surpassing the 200 fought by firefighters over the full month of October last year. As nearly two dozen FDNY and NYPD vehicles and ...
Firefighters battle stubborn wildfires in Queens and Manhattan
2 days ago · The FDNY has deployed around 140 firefighters to battle a blaze in Manhattan's Inwood Park. The fire, which broke out around 3 p.m. According to officials, the fire is located on a steep, heavily ...
Brush Fire Under Control in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
2 days ago · The blaze in the park, at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey over the past week. Listen to this article · 3:06 min Learn more.
NYC firefighters battle record number of brush fires across city
1 day ago · From 2020 until August 2024, the Fire Department of New York responded to more than 400 fires in city parks, according to the Gothamist, an online news outlet run by New York Public Radio. Nearly ...
Jennings Creek fire 50% contained; brush fires erupt in Manhattan
2 days ago · Two brush fires in Manhattan park. ... News media reports citing FDNY sources said there were two brush fires in the 196-acre park Wednesday, but the first one was extinguished at about 4 p.m.
Inwood Hill Park fire: FDNY battles large brush fire, dangerous ...
1 day ago · Meanwhile, FDNY crews battled another brush fire in Queens that broke out at Alley Pond Park around 6:45 p.m. It went to a second alarm around 8:20 p.m. and was placed under control around 9:40 p ...
Fire burns in Upper Manhattan park, officials warn of record …
1 day ago · Fire burns in Upper Manhattan park, officials warn of record-setting dry conditions. Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire burning in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. The FDNY tweeted Wednesday that the blaze was a 2-alarm fire. Local station WABC-TV reported that another fire popped up at the park early Thursday.