Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Car Crashes, Flips In Aston Car Crashes, Flips In Aston
Car Crashes, Flips In Aston One person was evaluated in a crash that flipped a car Monday morning in Delaware County, fire officials said. Aston firefighters responded to the accident on the 800 block of Lamp Post Lane where one of the vehicles had overturned, firefighters said in a social media post. The nature of the injuries were unclear. Firefighters on the return trip knocked down a brush fire on the 100 block of Maple Avenue, which was contained to a small area of a rear home. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Official Aston Twp FD page (@astontwpfd)

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by Cecilia Levine
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Massive, Days-Long Forest Fire Still Burning In Western Mass Massive, Days-Long Forest Fire Still Burning In Western Mass
Massive, Days-Long Forest Fire Still Burning In Western Mass Fire crews are back at work on Monday morning, May 17 after spending the weekend battling a massive brush fire that broke out in Berkshire County. On Friday, May 14, a fire was first reported in Williamstown near Henderson Road, prompting a response from area departments as it quickly spread from approximately 180 acres of land to upwards 300 acres as of Sunday, May 16. According to reports, the quickly spreading fire prompted officials to send out warnings to some area residents cautioning that the fire is approaching homes in the vicinity of the blaze. 
North Adams fire officials said t…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek
Hershey Fire Crews Battle Brush, Boat Fire Along Swatara Creek Crews in Hershey battled a large brush fire along the banks of Swatara Creek on Sunday. Multiple fire crews were called--including boats from Hummelstown--to battle the blaze around 12 a.m. Monday morning. Here’s a video of what we’re up against. Access is extremely difficult then factor in night operations and a fire that’s easily 800’ back a very narrow steep pathway. Fire crews are now advancing a handline back to the fire and will deploy water from the train bridge pic.twitter.com/dCVB1d2hzS — Hershey Fire Department (@HersheyFire) April 19, 2021 The fire mainly affected debris alo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bristol Borough Fire Crews Extinguish Overnight Brush Fire Bristol Borough Fire Crews Extinguish Overnight Brush Fire
Bristol Borough Fire Crews Extinguish Overnight Brush Fire Fire crews extinguished a brush fire that broke out overnight in Bristol Borough, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the Delaware canal lagoon park on reports of an explosion and fire early Wednesday morning, according to the Bristol Consolidated Fire Company. Fire crews found brush and trees burning along the railroad embankment, authorities said. Due to the lack of space for large fire trucks, crews requested two brush trucks and an additional water line, authorities said. Crews were on scene extinguishing the fire and hitting hot spots for about an hour.

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by Nicole Acosta
Lakewood, NJ
News
NJ Forest Fire: State Responder Critically Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged, GSP Closed NJ Forest Fire: State Responder Critically Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged, GSP Closed
NJ Forest Fire: State Responder Critically Injured, Homes, Businesses Damaged, GSP Closed UPDATE (w/VIDEO): A firefighter with the New Jersey Forest Fighter Service was critically injured while responding to what became a destructive forest fire on Sunday, authorities said. The wildfire jumped the entire width of the Garden State Parkway from Lakewood into Brick Township, damaged homes, office buildings and commercial businesses on and around Route 70 and forced the evacuations of a hotel, businesses and an entire neighborhood. Of 29 homes damaged in the Brick Lake Park area, three were deemed uninhabitable, Brick Mayor John Ducey said. Remaining residents were allowed to retur…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Weather
New Wind Advisory: Strong Gusts Up To 50 MPH Could Cause Power Outages, Cause Brush Fires New Wind Advisory: Strong Gusts Up To 50 MPH Could Cause Power Outages, Cause Brush Fires
New Wind Advisory: Strong Gusts Up To 50 MPH Could Cause Power Outages, Cause Brush Fires Clocks moved ahead an hour overnight for the start of Daylight Saving Time, but there's been no change in the dry, blustery conditions that marked the start of the weekend. Winds will be out of the Northwest with speeds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 mph that could lead to power outages on Sunday, March 14. A new Wind Advisory has been issued for the region. It lasts from noon Sunday until midnight Monday, March 15. "Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects," the National Weather Service said in a statement released Sunday morning. "Tree limbs could be…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Breaks Out Encroaching On Boardwalk At Park In Fairfield County Brush Fire Breaks Out Encroaching On Boardwalk At Park In Fairfield County
Brush Fire Breaks Out Encroaching On Boardwalk At Park In Fairfield County Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a brush fire at an area park that was encroaching on a boardwalk in Fairfield County. The fire was reported around 1:32 p.m., Friday, March 12, at Oyster Shell Park along the Norwalk River in Norwalk. Engine Company 2 was dispatched to the scene. The fire department’s Marine Unit 238 was downriver in the general vicinity participating in a training evolution at the time the emergency was reported, said Norwalk Deputy Chief Michael P. McCallum. With limited access to fire apparatus by land, Marine Unit 238 was also to locate visible smoke upriv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rutherford, NJ
News
Firefighters Battle Meadowlands Brush Fire Firefighters Battle Meadowlands Brush Fire
Firefighters Battle Meadowlands Brush Fire UPDATE: The latest in a series of recent area brush fires was the biggest, as winds Friday night blew a blaze through a swath of the Meadowlands. The fire broke out shortly after 10 p.m. near the East Rutherford Public Works building off Murray Hill Parkway and Madison Circle Drive near Berry's Creek. East Rutherford firefighters thought they had most of the blaze knocked within 20 or so minutes. But a third alarm was called a little under an hour after it began. Winds kept the Meadowlands brush fire going.East Rutherford FD Off Murray Hill Parkway in East Rutherford.East Rutherfor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Two Central Bucks Elementary Schools Switch To Remote Learning After Early Morning Brush Fire Two Central Bucks Elementary Schools Switch To Remote Learning After Early Morning Brush Fire
Two Central Bucks Elementary Schools Switch To Remote Learning After Early Morning Brush Fire A pair of Central Bucks elementary schools switched to remote learning following an early morning brush fire Friday. Fire crews were on the scene extinguishing a large mulch pile at Winding Brook Farm, off Folly Road, around 3 a.m., Warrington Township Emergency Services said on Facebook. Barclay and Titus elementary schools were closed and switched to virtual instruction due to heavy smoke in the area, Central Bucks School District Superintendent Dr. John J. Kopicki said at approximately 4:30 a.m. Officials say the buildings themselves are not endangered, CBSN Philly reports. The Wa…

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by Nicole Acosta
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Suspected Of Starting Beach, Brush Fire Is Arrested Woman Suspected Of Starting Beach, Brush Fire Is Arrested
Woman Suspected Of Starting Beach, Brush Fire Is Arrested Police grabbed a suspect connected to one of 2020’s Milford brush fires. On Sunday, Dec. 13, Milford Police arrested a Stratford woman on an active warrant. Colleen Gallagher, 49, of Stratford, was taken into police custody around 9:20 p.m. Sunday. Gallagher allegedly set the brush fire at Walnut Beach in January this year, police said. Gallagher has been charged with reckless burning, criminal mischief in the third degree, and breach of peace in the second degree, police said. A court date has been scheduled for Gallagher, Jan. 18, 2021.

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by Kristin Palpini
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Backs Up Traffic On Old Route 17 As Firefighters Battle Blaze Brush Fire Backs Up Traffic On Old Route 17 As Firefighters Battle Blaze
Brush Fire Backs Up Traffic On Old Route 17 As Firefighters Battle Blaze Motorists should expect delays in the area of Old Route 17 in Rockland County due to a large brush fire. The fire, which was first detected late on Sunday, Nov. 8, continued to burn early Monday, Nov. 9, by the bus garage in Hillburn, Ramapo Police said. Police said traffic is congested due to a heavy fire department presence in that area as they battle the blaze.

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire
Video: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire Mahwah firefighters were helping their colleagues from Hillburn, Sloatsburg and Tallan douse a brush fire in a remote wooded area of Rockland on Sunday when a house fire broke out nearby in town. The fire, which originated in the kitchen, was quickly knocked down, although it did cause some damage. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Suffern. No injuries were reported. Rockland Report recorded this video: Video from the scene on Anderson Drive in Mahwah.Rockland Report

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by Jerry DeMarco