Firefighters in New York successfully protected approximately 165 homes near the New Jersey border from a wildfire thanks to a voluntary evacuation overnight. However, the New York City Fire Department has established a brush fire task force in response to a significant increase in brush fires across the five boroughs. From Nov. 1 to Nov. 14, the FDNY responded to 271 brush fires, marking a historic high for the city.
The surge in brush fires is attributed to a lack of rainfall, dry vegetation, and windy conditions, creating a heightened risk of fast-spreading fires. Windy conditions reignited a wildfire near the New York-New Jersey border, prompting emergency officials to implement a voluntary evacuation plan for a community in Warwick, New York.
