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Unattended Campfire Caused Recent Harriman Park Wildfire: Police
The Wanoksink Fire took two days to get under control, forest rangers said.
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Forest Rangers, firefighters and members of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation headed into the Wanoksink area in Harriman State Park at dinnertime Aug. 15 to fight another forest fire started by an unattended campfire.
By 11 p.m., the fire had spread to 12 acres. Rangers started burning a control line to keep the fire contained to a 34-acre area.
By Aug. 17, the fire was put into patrol status.
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DEC continues to urge New Yorkers to practice the utmost safety when building campfires this summer, as most of the state continues to suffer from drought.
The Hudson Valley is at high risk for wildfires.
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