Rain, snow bring relief to crews battling wildfires in New York after nearly 6,000 acres burn

The arrival of winter weather in the form of recent rain and snowstorms that blanketed much of New York on Nov. 21 and 28 (Thanksgiving Day) provided some much-needed relief to crews battling wildfires, primarily in Southeastern New York.
On Nov. 22, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced that after 14 days, the Jennings Creek/Sterling Forest State Park wildfire on the New York border with New Jersey was fully contained.

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