NEW YORK – The one fire threat over NORTH EAST fly for another day as the winds continue to blow behind one cold front which swept the region on Monday.

The front brought rain initially, but amounts were generally under half an inch and did little to soak up the dry region.

Since then, the combination of strong winnowwhich could gust up to 35 mph and increasingly drier air descending from Canada will set the stage for the fire to spread quickly, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

five states – new york, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts – currently have fire weather warnings in effect for the second day of Wednesday, covering more than 30 million people.

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High winds are the last thing firefighters battling the 3,500-acre Jennings Creek Fire need. So far, the fire that straddles the New York and New Jersey state line is 30% content.

“Forest Fire Service crews experienced substantial challenges due to wind gusts reaching up to 35 mph,” the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Tuesday evening. “Despite the conditions, crews successfully increased fire containment.”

The State Forest Fire Service reported that firefighters are actively involved with the fire and firefighting tactics are holding the line. “Progress is being made on this fire. Very good progress,” Chris Franek, assistant chief of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, said Tuesday.

New York State Police and New York Army National Guard helicopters dropped more than 100 buckets of water on the Jennings fire on Monday.

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Nearly 300 first responders, including volunteers and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, worked to reinforce existing fire lines between the fire and nearby populated areas such as Wah Ta Wah Park and Sylvan Park.

Smoke and flames rise as a wildfire burns and spreads on a mountain in West Milford, New Jersey, on November 9, 2024.

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No evacuations are currently in effect and no structures are at immediate risk in New Jersey or New York.

On Tuesday afternoon, Amtrak canceled all service from new york TO New HavenConnecticut, due to a fire near the tracks in the Bronx. Service will not resume until at least Wednesday.

In a news conference late Tuesday, New York City Fire Department Chief of Operations Kevin Woods said two separate fires broke out in the Bronx Tuesday afternoon. One in a transformer near the Amtrak lines, another in a structure.

A brush fire broke out near the building fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Woods said.

No injuries were reported from either fire.

“There have been more brush fires in the last 11 days than we’ve had in any previous month in over two years,” Woods said.

Another FDNY spokesman said Amtrak would assess the track damage.

Amtrak said Metro-North Railroad will honor tickets between New York’s Grand Central Station and New Haven during the service suspension.

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Smoke from the flames floated into New York on Saturdaycausing the hazy, poor sky air quality and reports of smoke odors. Winds have the potential to push the smoke back toward New York City. However, the latest forecast brings less smoke to the city on Tuesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

The wildfire threat will continue into Wednesday as northeasterly winds bring in a very dry air mass.

Relative moisture will drop further from Tuesday with lows of up to 20%. The good news is that winds won’t be as strong during the afternoon hours, with gusts of 20-25 mph likely.