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Jennings Creek Wildfire now 75% contained in New Jersey

Crews make progress on Jennings Creek Wildfire using controlled burns; containment at 75% in NJ

On Thursday, officials said containment on the New Jersey side jumped to 75%, but in Orange County, New York, the terrain has proved to be more challenging.

CBS New York on MSN · 23h

Jennings Creek wildfire at N.J.-N.Y. border is 50% contained with Garden State now under drought warning

Firefighters are slowly making progress in their battle against a wildfire at the border of New Jersey and New York.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Jennings Creek fire in Northeast now 50% contained; brush fires ignite in Manhattan

The FDNY said it has responded to 229 brush fires since Oct. 29, calling it the most in city history over a two-week stretch.

Map Shows 'Astonishing' US Drought

ABC News on MSN · 15h

Updated drought map shows worsening conditions in Northeast as fire danger persists

Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows.

CBS Philadelphia on MSN · 1d

Drought warning declared in New Jersey amid persistent dry conditions, wildfires

New Jersey has declared a drought warning as dry conditions continue, asking residents to conserve water voluntarily.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Map Shows 'Astonishing' US Drought as Fire Risk Persists in Northeast

An extreme weather chaser recently commented on the "astonishing" amount of drought in the U.S. Wildfires continued to burn in New Jersey on Wednesday, with red flag warnings advising of critical fire conditions in place across Rhode Island,

2don MSN

As Northeast wildfires keep igniting, is there a drought-buster in sight?

Some of the hardest hit areas could require 7 inches or more of rain to end the dry spell fueling East Coast wildfires this ...

15hon MSN

Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos

Drought has parched the Northeast United States for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires ...

Adirondack Daily Enterprise7h

Heightened wildfire risk through weekend

The Smokey Bear sign in front of state Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5 headquarters warned of a “high” ...

19hon MSN

New Jersey issues drought warning as youth is charged with starting wildfire

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning Wednesday, and authorities revealed they’ve charged a youth with starting ...

Berkshire Eagle16h

The threat of wildfires is growing as drought is now rated ‘severe’ in most of the Berkshires

The U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded most of the Berkshires to its heightened danger category, and no rainfall is in sight ...

New Jersey moves to drought warning, as wildfires rage

If conditions don’t improve, the state could move to a drought emergency, under which water use restrictions would be ...

Massachusetts residents are being asked to conserve water because of wildfires, drought

""Residents, businesses and facilities should minimize their water use as much as possible, and there should be no outdoor ...

Al Jazeera English on MSN5h

‘Dante’s inferno’: Wildfires scorch New York amid historic drought

For millions of New Yorkers in the concrete jungle and beyond, the spate of wildfires at their backdoor was unthinkable.

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