Well more like fire in the weeds actually as I caught the NYFD in action at the Gerritsen Creek Salt Marsh during my afternoon constitutional. There was also an NYPD helicopter circling around in the air overhead until the special weed fire truck got to the fire.Lots of our NYC tax dollars at work here just because most likely some stupid kids started the phragmites australis ablaze for the nth time over the years. It appears to be some kind of teenage boy right of passage in the area.
The strong westerly winds that were blowing at the time were also a major problem for the firefighters to deal with:
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NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
300 PM EST SUN MAR 05 2006
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES
CENTRAL PARK SUNNY 45 12 26 W9G21 30.02F
LAGUARDIA APRT SUNNY 45 13 27 NW23G29 30.00F
KENNEDY INTL SUNNY 46 10 23 NW21G30 30.00F
Here's another long distance shot of the smoke from the fire about 30 minutes later taken from Marine Park's Ave S parking lot. I don't think they had it under control at this time.
