New York state parks worker dies responding to wildfire in Orange County
A state parks worker was killed Saturday while responding to a large wildfire in Orange County that originated across the border in New Jersey.
18-year-old parks employee killed while battling New York wildfire
An 18-year-old New York state employee was killed Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County's Sterling Forest.
New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire
The employee, Dariel Vasquez, was killed while fighting a fire in Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., the New York State Police said in a statement late Saturday. Steve Neuhaus, the Orange County executive, said that Mr. Vasquez was helping to clear trees and shrubs, which are fuel for a fire, from a wooded area when a tree fell and hit him.
NY Parks Dept. teen worker dies battling wildfire in Hudson Valley
A teenager employed by New York’s state parks department died while fighting a wildfire near the New Jersey border in Orange County on Saturday. Dariel Vasquez, 18, was killed when a tree fell on him while he was battling a blaze near Greenwood Lake, according to Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue.
New York forest ranger dies battling wildfire near Greenwood Lake
A New York forest ranger was killed battling a wildfire that is burning near Greenwood Lake in Orange County and northern New Jersey.
NY State Parks employee dies while fighting Orange County forest fire
A Parks and Recreation aide died Saturday, Nov. 9, while fighting a forest fire in Orange County, according to a statement from New York State Police. The statement said
Fire crews on both US coasts battle wildfires; 1 death in New York-New Jersey fire
Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than 130 structures and damaged dozens more.
Teenage park ranger dies as wildfires burn in New York State
The US east and west coasts are experiencing November wildfires fuelled by warm weather, dry conditions and high winds.
New York parks employee dies fighting fires as air quality warnings issued there and New Jersey
The Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue said the New York state forestry service reported that the worker died when a tree fell on him Saturday.
18-year-old former high school baseball player dies battling forest fire
Dariel Vasquez, the 2024 captain of the Ramapo High School baseball team, died fighting the Jennings Creek Wildfire.
Wildfires latest: NYS Parks employee killed, air quality alerts remain in effect
A New York State parks employee died Saturday while battling a wildfire in Orange County, one of several blazes in the New York metro area to break out recently amid drought conditions.
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Ranger dies in brush fire as dangerous wildfires cause bad air quality in the tri-state region
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Millions in New York Told To Limit Exercise As Wildfire Smoke Hits
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Breaking: Lizard Fire reported in Orange County on Nov. 9
Initial location: Orange County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 12:46 p.m. in Orange County. Lizard Fire has ...
18-year-old NY parks worker and HS baseball star dies after fighting wildfire that started in NJ
Dariel Vasquez was killed while battling a massive 2,000-acre forest fire in Sterling Forest, not far from the New Jersey border, on Saturday, authorities announced.
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Orange County Fire Authority aims to decrease response time with new ‘HeloPod’
The Orange County Fire Authority has a new “HeloPod” station in Aliso Viejo to better turnaround times for fighting fires from above. Making it the second HeloPod in the county — the other ...
Rain in forecast, but wildfire threat expected to persist; first responder dies upstate
In a statement Sunday, Hochul also acknowledged the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old State Parks and Recreation aide killed battling a wildfire in Sterling Forest in Greenwood Lake, New York.
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Officials: 10-acre brush fire burns in Monroe
Orange County officials said a 10-acre brush fire burned in the town of Monroe on Saturday. It burned in an area that ...