Dariel Vasquez, a Parks and Recreation aide employed by the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department, was killed while battling a fire in a forest in Greenwood Lake, about 35 miles northwest of New York City, according to state police.
Dariel Vasquez was killed while battling a fire in a forest in Greenwood Lake , about 35 miles northwest of New York City, according to state police.
DiCarlo said in a statement that Vasquez "was a dedicated student and a gifted athlete - a leader among his classmates and teammates. We send our thoughts and condolences to Dariel's family during this difficult time.""I commend his dedication to serving and protecting his fellow New Yorkers, and his bravery on the front lines," she said in a statement. "New York is battling multiple wildfires due to the dry conditions we are currently facing.
"From where I was last night, the fire looked dimmer near the neighborhood, but up higher on the ridge, away from the houses, it was absolutely roaring," he said.A brush fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Friday night burned two acres of extremely dry vegetation, spurring firefighters to battle the blaze for more than three hours, the Fire Department of New York said.
With this lack of rainfall, drought numbers have been increasing substantially across the Northeast. As of November 5, about 55% of the region was under some sort of drought. The firing of this type of incendiary or tracer ammunition is prohibited in New Jersey, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
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