FDNY battles 2nd brush fire at Inwood Hill Park

FDNY battles second brush fire at Inwood Hill Park
Fire crews returned to Inwood Hill Park after another brush fire broke out just a week after crews doused flames at the same location.
Brush Fire Under Control in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
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.
Upper Manhattan brush fire at Inwood Hill Park flares up overnight
Firefighters remain on the scene of a brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan after it flared up again overnight. The FDNY said reports of smoke and flames came in just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from a large area inside the park,
Multiple brush fires break out at Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
At least two brush fires broke out at an upper Manhattan park, FDNY officials said, one of which was not yet under control as of Wednesday evening.
Brush fire breaks out at Inwood Hill Park: officials
A 3-alarm brush fire sparked in Inwood Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The first fire broke out in Inwood State Park near Seaman Ave and West 207th Street around 2:40 p.m., according to the FDNY.
FDNY contains 4-acre fire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, using water from Harlem River
The blaze in the borough’s “most ancient forest” was the latest in a series of brush fires in the metro area amid record drought conditions.
Drought-related brush fire destroys 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began about 3 p.m. Wednesday, tore its way through about four acres of parkland near W. 218 St. as upper Manhattan was covered in thick grey smoke for most of the day.
Bronx residents react to brushfire that torched 4 acres of Inwood Hill Park
Steva Sowell-Hardcastle, a NYC Park’s Super Steward, says it was heartbreaking to watch, but that there could be a silver lining. “It was devastating to me, I mean this is my heart. We’re trying to turn this tragedy into a positive thing. Maybe we will see native species regrowing. We can target areas for regrowing,” said Sowell-Hardcastle.
Brush fire in Inwood Hill Park now under control
Fire officials say a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park was under control Wednesday evening. CBS News New York's Derick Waller and Dan Rice report.
Brush fire in Washington Heights under control, FDNY says
Firefighters said a brush fire burning in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon is under control as of Tuesday evening. The fire along the border of Washington Heights and Harlem was reported in Highbridge Park at West 155th Street & Harlem River Drive around 2:20 p.
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FDNY Launches Brush Fire Task Force As Upper Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park Faces Another Wildfire Amid Citywide Drought
FDNY responds to another brush fire at Inwood Hill Park amidst a dry spell and launches a Brush Fire Task Force.
Brushfire scorches 15 acres of upper Manhattan park
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