Rain is expected later next week, but forecasters say it won't be enough.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Saturday for the entire New York City region — illustrating dangerous potential for rapid fire spread throughout the area as dry conditions show little hope of alleviating.
The warning comes as the city and northern New Jersey have faced the early stages of an historic drought over the past month — one that’s threatened water supplies and made for a record amount of brush and wildfires in the region. Among the biggest is the Jennings Creek wildfire on the border of North Jersey and southern Orange County in New York, which has been raging for weeks and which firefighters have nearly contained.
New York state has banned open fires until the end of November after persistent dryness in the region and a spate of dangerous fire conditions. Smokers are being asked to dispose of their cigarette butts responsibly to prevent the ignition of any fires, which are under heightened risk of spreading rapidly.
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