A helicopter drops water on the Jennings Creek Wildfire in Greenwood Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Photo by Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Rain may help end wildfire “Significant” rainfall was expected to help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border Wednesday,... Local News 21 Nov 2024 | 04:08
Talk on outdoor fires Thursday Nature Connection of West Milford is hosting a public education session at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13 on the second floor of... Local News 10 Jun 2024 | 11:57
Deputy Fire Commissioner Rick Poplaski, left, and Frank Loporto, chief of West Milford Fire Company 2, pose with the award and Smokey the Bear. (Photo provided) West Milford fire companies honored The six West Milford fire companies received Interagency Cooperators Award from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s... Local News 27 Sep 2023 | 09:27
The effects of the Kanouse wildfire last month are visible in the Newark Watershed area near Echo Lake in West Milford. (Photos by Rich Adamonis) State officials, Mother Nature assist Kanouse wildfire recovery There is a silver lining to the Kanouse wildfire, which burned across 972 acres of the Newark Watershed on West Milford’s... Local News 03 May 2023 | 12:45
