Lightning Sparks Two Wilderness Fires

Lightning sparks two wilderness fires

BY MAX SILVERSONThe Star-News Two wildfires were started by lightning in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness on the Payette National Forest last week.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Recent fires sparked by lightning, negligent campers

Recent actions by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers in the Adirondack region: Unattended campfire at Split Rock Falls Town of Elizabethtown, Essex County: On July 8 at 2:50 p.m., while on patrol of Split Rock Falls in Hammond Pond Wild Forest, Forest Ranger Black discovered an unattended campfire that escaped a rock ring and was burning the pine duff. Three Rangers quickly put out the fire. DEC reminds those camping thi…