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More than 300 acres burn in Ulster County
Apr 26, 2016 12:05 am
UPDATE: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent 70 additional state personnel to help combat the wildfire, which has now consumed 800 acres, on April 25. There are now more than 110 state emergency personnel on the scene dedicated to containing the fire.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's office sent more state emergency personnel to battle the wildfire at Sam's Point Preserve near Ellenville in Ulster County on April 25. Over forty state personnel from Department of Environmental Conservation, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, State Police, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and Office of Emergency Management are assisting at least 80 Ulster County first responders at the scene of the fire, which started April 23. Two helicopters with 250-gallon buckets are dumping water from local lakes onto the fire, according to Cuomo's office. Rain is expected April 26, which should help extinguish the flames.
Governor Andrew Cuomo's office sent more state emergency personnel to battle the wildfire at Sam's Point Preserve near Ellenville in Ulster County on April 25. Over forty state personnel from Department of Environmental Conservation, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, State Police, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and Office of Emergency Management are assisting at least 80 Ulster County first responders at the scene of the fire, which started April 23. Two helicopters with 250-gallon buckets are dumping water from local lakes onto the fire, according to Cuomo's office. Rain is expected April 26, which should help extinguish the flames.