New York State Parks Worker Dies While Fighting Wildfire 🔥
*18 yrs old
The blaze in Orange County, N.Y., was the latest in a series of wildfires to plague the region - NYTimes
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Sterling Forest State Park is about 50 miles northwest of New York City.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said in a statement on Saturday that state officials were working to contain two fires 🔥 in the park. The larger one was about 300 acres and extended into New Jersey. The smaller one was about nine acres and was near the Appalachian Trail. - NYTimes
Wildfires are all over the place. I now volunteer as a wildland firefighter; here’s hoping others will join in also
@LSWellesley How wonderful of you! The times we live in 😕
@gemswinc
Ah boy lets hope they get it under control quickly