A large wildfire that originated in the western part of the Town of Deerpark was out on April 15 after three days of around-the-clock responses by local firefighters and state forest rangers.
Around 350 acres of woods were burnt, but not one property was damaged, according to an interview with Huguenot Fire Company Chief TJ Kalin.
He said about 40 fire departments responded to the fire, including those from nearby Sullivan County, Sussex County in New Jersey, and Pike County in Pennsylvania; the rain also helped.
On Saturday, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Orange County’s fire danger rating dropped to a moderate level after remaining high for more than a week….