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Berlin, CT
Police & Fire
(
Update
) Wethersfield Firefighter Killed In ATV Crash While Fighting Brush Fire In Berlin
Update: Authorities have identified the man killed battling the blaze as a 66-year-old retired Hartford firefighter. Click here for more information on him and the crash. Original: A Connecticut firefighter was killed in an ATV crash while fighting a brush fire in Hartford County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, authorities said. The Wethersfield firefighter was riding on a firefighting ATV that crashed around 5:30 p.m. in Berlin, where crews are battling a brush fire that has spread to 90 acres on Lamentation Mountain. The firefighter, whose name has not been released, was on the s…
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Reaches Cortlandt Home, Kept At Bay By Resident With Hose
A Northern Westchester resident was able to keep a raging brush fire at bay with a hose until firefighters could arrive and save their home from the flames. The blaze happened on Wednesday, Oct. 16 around 11:45 a.m., when a fire began behind a home on Colabaugh Pond Road in Cortlandt, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. An arriving Montrose Fire Chief soon arrived at the residence and found that the brush fire had spread to the residence's rear deck. Luckily though, the homeowner was able to most contain it with a garden hose. More fire crews then arrived a…
New Hope-Solebury, PA
Traffic
Large Brush Fire Closes Part Of Rt 32 In Bucks County: Police
A large brush fire has closed part of Route 32 in Bucks County on Monday afternoon, Oct. 14, police say. The closure of Route 32/River Road is between Aquetong Road and Route 232, according to Solebury police. The announcement came out at 12:29 p.m., but there is no word on how long the closure is expected to last. No injuries have been reported. This is one of two closures in Solebury Township on Monday, Oct. 14. Click here to read our other report.
Fredericksburg, VA
Traffic
Large Brush Fire Backs Up Traffic, Closes Exit On I-95 In Virginia (
Developing
)
Traffic on I-95 was temporarily backed up for several miles on Sunday afternoon as crews battled a brush fire that broke out in Stafford during the ongoing heat wave. A fire was reported on June 23, leading to the closure of exit 136 and several southbound lanes in Stafford, leading to delays for motorists near the 136 mile marker, officials said. As of 3:45 p.m. on June 23, backups were reportedly six miles on the interstate, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Video of the congestion can be found here. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, there wi…
Jersey City, NJ
News
NJ Transit, Amtrak Service Resumes After Power Outage, Brush Fire
Service to NJ Transit and Amtrak trains was disrupted for the second time this week on Thursday, June 20 due to both power issues and brush fires along the NJ Turnpike, officials said. Amtrak service between Philadelphia and New Haven had been suspended while NJ Transit service in and out of NY Penn Station was also suspended, due to power issues on the Amtrak line, NJ Transit said. Service had resumed as of 10 p.m. with serious delays. A brush fire in Secaucus was compounding the issue as it was impacting wire repairs. NJ Transit service was also disrupted Tuesday morning, June 18, leavin…
Mt. Kisco, NY
News
Driver Hospitalized After Live Power Lines Fall On Car In Mount Kisco
A driver was rescued from their car and taken to a hospital after striking a utility pole in Northern Westchester, causing live power lines to fall on their vehicle. The crash happened on Monday, June 17 around 2 p.m., when a vehicle struck a utility pole on Knowlton Avenue in Mount Kisco, according to the Mount Kisco Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving first responders and police soon discovered that the driver was trapped in their car and that the snapped pole had dropped live power lines onto it. Crews then had Con Edison remotely deactivate the electricity in the…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Traffic
Brush Fire Shuts Down I-76 East In Philadelphia: Officials
Authorities responded to a brush fire on the railroad tracks near Interstate 76 in Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, May 21. Around 3 p.m., the city's Office of Emergency Management said I-76 was closed from Exit 342 (Girard Avenue/Philadelphia Zoo) and Exit 343 (Spring Garden Street). I-76 EB is closed between Exit 342 Girard Ave / Phila Zoo and Exit 343 Spring Garden St. due to Brush Fire on the Railroad Tracks. Motorist should consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. Traffic information can be found at https://t.co/L4k64xbaqy. — Philadelphia OEM…
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Popular CT State Park
A brush fire left areas of a well-hiked Connecticut state park blackened and charred. The blaze happened in Tolland County on Saturday, April 27, when a brush fire began at Bolton Notch State Park in the town of Bolton. According to the Town of Vernon Fire Department, which helped fight the fire, the blaze began in the area known as the "Painted Rock," a well-traveled section of the park. Firefighters used a drone and utility task vehicles during the fight against the blaze, which was eventually put out successfully. "A lot of hard work was done by some fantastic m…
Port Chester, NY
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Reaches Car In Costco Parking Lot In Westchester
Firefighters responded to a Costco parking lot in Westchester after a brush fire ignited next to a vehicle. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 16 around 3:30 p.m., when a brush fire went up in the Costco Wholesale parking lot in Port Chester at 1 Westchester Ave., according to the Port Chester Fire Department. The blaze extended to a vehicle in the parking lot before being put out, the fire department said. The department did not detail the cause of the fire.
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Burns Four Acres In Hunterdon County: FD
Wet weather didn't stop some brush from burning in Hunterdon County on Sunday, March 24, authorities said. At 4 p.m. firefighters responded to Pittstown Road for a brush fire, the Quakerstown Fire Company said. Firefighters arrived and found four acres of a field burning, resulting in the New Jersey Forest Fire Service utilizing a controlled burn to help extinguish the blaze, officials said. It took 20 minutes for the blaze to be contained, firefighters said
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Ignites Near Residential Street In Croton-On-Hudson
A late-night brush fire prompted a quick response from firefighters near a residential street in Northern Westchester. The blaze began on Thursday, Nov. 30 just before midnight in Croton-on-Hudson at the corner of Warren Road and Briggs Lane, which is close to Route 9, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Crews soon arrived to put out the fire, which contained mostly dead brush. After around an hour, the blaze was extinguished and firefighters soaked the area to prevent more flare-ups.
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Downed Wires Cause Smoking Brush Fire In Somers
A Northern Westchester road was briefly closed after downed power lines sparked a brush fire that sent a plume of smoke into the air. The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 16 around 10 a.m., when crews were sent to Lake Road in Somers for a reported brush fire, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving firefighters then confirmed that a blaze had been ignited by downed wires and had New York State Electric & Gas de-energize the lines while they briefly closed the road. Crews were then able to work toward putting out the fire, which took around an …
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