Cities in the region were on high alert Saturday as high winds and low humidity fueled wildfires in the Northeast.

Red flag warnings indicating an increased risk of fire danger due to high temperatures, very low humidity and strong winds were in effect in some Northeastern cities until Saturday afternoon.

Some cities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be under a red flag warning from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. National Weather Service.

The vegetation in the region remains quite dry. The region is down about 6 to 8 inches in precipitation since September 1. Cold air moving through the region on Sunday is expected to bring up to 1 inch of rain.

A. Brush fire in Prospect Park, Brooklyn It burned overnight Friday through Saturday after nearly 2 acres of dry vegetation caught fire during high winds, the New York City Fire Department said. said in x. Fire crews worked throughout the night to extinguish the fire.

“This has been a historically dry spell for New York City, with more than 100 brush fires occurring this month alone,” the FDNY said.

Fire crews are trying to control the fire that broke out due to dry and windy weather in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The fire started at Neversink Mountain in Reading at around 23.30 on Friday, and smoke was seen rising from the fire.

The fire resulted in the evacuation of nearby residents to Amanda E. Stout Elementary School, according to Reading Mayor Eddie Morán.

“The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Forestry division will lead the firefighting and cleanup operation, which is expected to last several days, and will coordinate any additional resources needed,” Morán said.

Two fires are burning in Passaic County, New Jersey: the Cannonball 3 Fire in Pompton Lakes and the Jennings Creek Fire in West Milford; The last one is burning in part of Orange County, New York.

75% of the 175-acre Cannonball 3 Wildfire is under controlAccording to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. 55 buildings are under threat due to fire and the cause is being investigated.

The fire was on private property owned by chemical company DuPont, New Jersey Forest Fire Chief Bill Donnelly said at a news conference Saturday.

The fire was first reported to authorities around 3 p.m. Friday and “over time began to grow with the wind,” Mayor Mike Serra said at the news conference.

A DuPont representative did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment Saturday night.

The Jennings Creek Fire, which Donnelly said firefighters first spotted as it headed toward New York on Friday, has already been extinguished 2,000 acres burned and threatening 10 structures. It is present at 0%.

Donnelly said the wind changed overnight and the fire moved across the border into New Jersey. He said that 2 helicopters and 33 firefighters were working to extinguish the fire.

Donnelly said the fire was the largest so far this year and it was unclear how it started.

Multiple local agencies confirmed that one person died fighting the fire.

The Plattekill Fire Department said the man was a state forest ranger who died Saturday while fighting a fire in Greenwood Lake, New York.

East Dutchess County Fire and Rescue said a tree fell on the ranger, killing him. It didn’t define him.

“Rip bro your shift is over, a job well done,” East Dutchess County officials said.

Donnelly stated that the New Jersey Forest Fire Department responded to more than 400 fires last month and responded to about 40 fire calls on Friday and Saturday, stating that some were still burning, while others were under control.

Around the same time last year, the department responded to 27 fires over a two-week period that burned a total of just eight acres, Donnelly said. But last month, he said, they responded to more than 400 fires covering more than 800 acres as a result of dry conditions.

Another 39-acre wildfire burns in Bergen County 75% are foundAccording to the state fire marshal.

Donnelly said that one of the biggest problems for New Jersey firefighters is the “reburn factor” and pointed out that some fires that started in July have flared up again.

Active wildfires have prompted air quality advisories in both New Jersey and New York, discouraging residents from strenuous outdoor activities.

on the west coast, The mountain fire continues to burn It has spread over more than 20,600 acres in Ventura County, California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). 21 percent of the fire was under control 17:29 PT. The reason is being investigated.

Air quality advisories are in effect across Southern California due to wildfire smoke.

CORRECTION (November 9, 2024, 7:46 PM ET): A previous version of this article misstated the name of the fire burning in Passaic County, New Jersey, and Orange County, New York. Not the Jennings Creed Fire, but the Jennings Creek Fire.