Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Wildfire Burning In Connecticut Has Consumed Acres Of Parkland Wildfire Burning In Connecticut Has Consumed Acres Of Parkland
Wildfire Burning In Connecticut Has Consumed Acres Of Parkland A wildfire that has consumed 50 acres is burning in Connecticut. Wildlife in Natchaug State Forest off Route 203 and the Air Line Trail has been burning since Wednesday, Sept. 16, afternoon, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. The fire is being battled by North Windham, Windham Central, and South Windham Fire departments as well as the DEEP.  There is no threat to the public at this time, the DEEP said at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, though firefighters are still working to beat back the blaze. The North Windham Fire Department has advised resi…

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by Kristin Palpini
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues
Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues Authorities said they wrongly identified a pair of individuals as suspects in last weekend's Delaware Water Gap fire after posting photos of them to their Facebook page Thursday. The investigation into the Mount Tammany blaze, which took firefighters several days to extinguish, was continuing, they said. Photos of two people who authorities at first said they thought were responsible were posted Thursday to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area's Facebook page. The post was later removed, and the park issued a statement saying the individuals were identified and weren't involved…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues
Authorities Admit Wrongly Identifying Pair As Arsonists, Fire Investigation Continues Authorities said they wrongly identified a pair of individuals as suspects in last weekend's Delaware Water Gap fire after posting photos of them to their Facebook page. The investigation into the Mount Tammany blaze that took firefighters several days to extinguish, however, remains ongoing, officials said. The fire started around 2:30 p.m., Sunday at popular at Mount Tammany -- a popular hiking spot on the Pennsylvania border -- and spread across approximately 80 acres, authorities said.  Pictures initially believed to be the arsonists were posted Thursday to the Delaware Water Gap Nati…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
News
Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey
Smoke From California Wildfires Visible In New York, New Jersey Your eyes weren't deceiving you if you thought things looked hazier this week in the New York City area. Smoke from California's deadly wildfires drifted east Monday and was visible in parts of New York and New Jersey, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map. Meteorologist Gary Szatowski -- the former head of the National Weather Service in Mount Holly -- tweeted a photo of NOAA HRRR-Smoke map.  The smoke is depicted in blue on the map and can be seen traveling from the West Coast up through southern-most parts of Arizona and New Mexico, up through…

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by Cecilia Levine