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50-acre brush fire at Nehantic State Forest in Lyme is contained, officials say
A brush fire in Lyme in and around Nehantic State Forest spread to cover some 50 acres Wednesday before it was contained, ...
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'Danny's Wildfire' in Cumberland County, NJ, now 80% contained after burning 1,327 acres
According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the more than 1,300-acre fire is burning in a remote area of the Peaslee ...
Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year
Uncertainty from Washington along with staff and budget cuts have created turmoil for the US Forest Service’s fire management ...
Fire caused by lightning surpasses 3000 acres in Graham County, officials say
Officials with the U.S. Forest Service said crews are battling another wildfire in Western North Carolina.Officials said the ...
‘Nerve wracking': 8,500 acre NJ wildfire forces evacuations, shuts down roads
A massive wildfire in Ocean County, New Jersey, forced evacuations and shut down roads, officials said. Fire officials first ...
After three brush fires in CT Monday, drying weather Tuesday could pose some risk
Connecticut officials reported three brush fires Monday in Brookfield, Killingly and Somers. Rain early Tuesday likely will ...