The reality is that wildfires, once thought exclusive to the West, are now a present danger in the Northeast, with over 500 igniting in New Jersey alone this fall.
We have witnessed a fundamental shift in weather patterns; years of complacency about wildfires have given way to health advisories and wildland-urban interface threats, reflecting a new reality.
More than 271 brush fires were reported by New York City’s fire department in just two weeks this November, marking a stark change from any previous expectations.
The occurrence of firefighter fatalities battling wildfires in Connecticut and New York underscores the critical change in fire dynamics previously unimaginable in the Northeast.
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