Two Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters began dropping water on the approximately 150-acre fire in Minnewaska State Park Preserve on Tuesday, according to the governor's office.
Two Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters began dropping water on the approximately 150-acre fire in Minnewaska State Park Preserve, according to the governor's office.
More than 200 wildland firefighters, rangers, staffers, and volunteers from several local and state agencies and groups are fighting the fire, officials said. Additionally, 20 firefighters from Canada are due to arrive on Thursday thanks to a"As wildfires continue to rage through Minnewaska State Park, I urge every New Yorker to take sensible precautions to keep themselves and their families safe," Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
"We need everyone to do their part and be careful with fire. While this fire started with a lightning strike, most of the fires we've seen this summer started with an unattended campfire," Seggos. "If you don't need to build a fire, don't. The extremely dry vegetation can ignite almost immediately."