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Over 120 brush fires have burned around 450 acres in the state in the last seven days, Jake Wark, the Public Information Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Servic es, told USA TODAY.
As Massachusetts firefighters continue to battle a spike in outdoor fires across the state, a Boston man is in custody after officials said he set a brush fire outside the city over the weekend ...
Brush fires have been an issue throughout Mass. this month According to a Nov. 4 press release from Gov. Maura Healey's office, a total of "87 brush and wildland fires had been reported in the ...
More than a quarter of this year's brush and wildland fires took place in October, according to Chief Fire Warden David Celino of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The October fires have also accounted for more than half of the 1,158 acres (469 hectares) burned so far this year.
Modern techniques for fighting these fires include controlled burns and the clearing of brush. The discontinuation of live firing at the Massachusetts Military Reservation has also contributed to the decrease in the intensity of the fires. The military has helped with the hazard by periodically burning portions of the land to prevent these ...
Firefighters put out a brush fire in Highbridge Park, Manhattan Following multiple wildfires in Prospect Park , mayor Eric Adams banned all grilling in New York City on November 9. [ 11 ] That weekend, the Jackson Creek wildfire expanded into Orange County, New York and an 18-year old firefighter was killed trying to put out the fire.
'Preventable fires': Officials say Mass. brush fires are impacting air quality The fire spread quickly due to dry conditions. The state Fire Marshal's Office has declared a red flag warning due to ...
Red Flag Warning: Brush fire danger high in western Massachusetts According to the Monson Fire Department, they received the call about the fire in the area of 59 and 65 Bradway Road at around 3: ...