wildfires

If you look up in the sky today in the Capital Region you may see a rare sight. Black hawk helicopters will be hovering over the area for a very important reason. Why Will We See Black Hawk Helicopters In The Skies? The New York Army National Guard's black hawk helicopter crews are gearing up for some wildfire training drills...

Be prepared. More smoke-filled air from those Canadian wildfires may move back into New York State.

Delays and ground stops are planned at several airports in New York today due to the wildfire smoke.

While brave firefighters are battling the wildfires up north, they are also catching in Upstate New York.

Over the past week, NYSDEC rangers have battled at least six wildfires in multiple counties.

In an effort to help prevent wildfires and pollution, the New York statewide burn ban will begin next Tuesday. It will start on March 16th and run through May 14, 2021. The Department of Environmental Conservation says this annual ban has helped decrease the number of spring wildfires that occur by forty-three percent since it began back in 2009.

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This is just hard to believe - smoke from the California wildfires has made its way to the Capital Region.

Those wildfires in Colorado don’t show much sign of abating. In fact, more than 32,000 residents in or near Colorado Springs, the state’s second-largest city, were ordered to evacuate after the Waldo Canyon Fire doubled in size Tuesday night.