Fires in Orange County and Northern New Jersey, known as the Jennings Creek Fire, continue to burn and put residents’ homes and lives in jeopardy. Ramapo supervisor Michael Specht says the fires aren’t that far from Ramapo, and the smell of smoke is noticeable, but for now it has not come much closer to Rockland…
Kurt Mulligan is with the Stony Point Fire Department, and on Friday’s “Who Wants to be a Volunteer” program, said the weather hasn’t been all that cooperative in the effort to battle the blazes…
The National Weather Service continues to post red flag warnings due to the increased risk of fire. Earlier this month, Rockland County implemented an outdoor burn ban, covering activities such as the burning of brush, leaves, and other yard debris, along with fire pits and campfires. As of late yesterday, News 12 estimated the fire to have covered more than 5,000 acres. While a blaze in Pompton Lakes was contained over the weekend, the main fire along Jennings Creek, centered in West Milford in Passaic County, was just 10% contained, that’s according to The Times Herald-Record. Meanwhile, more than 100 family and friends held a vigil at Ramapo High School yesterday for 18 year-old Dariel Vasquez, who was killed over the weekend fighting the fires. That’s according to the Journal News. Vasquez graduated from Ramapo this past spring. State Police are investigating his death.