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Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home
Big Brush Fire At Bergen-Rockland Border Threatens Home A brush fire along the Bergen/Rockland border temporarily closed the Ramapo Reservation after sending a column of smoke skyward that could be seen in Westchester. A live wire smoldering on a tree apparently ignited the blaze on Brandt Road in the Ramapo Mountains in Hillburn, bringing firefighters from both counties, shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 15. Of immediate concern was the non-profit Tevaland animal sanctuary on the New York side, as well as a home on Split Rock Road in Mahwah with propane tanks. Neither was damaged, responders said. "We are grateful to all the firefighters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Head Injury Victim Who Fell Down Ramapo Reservation Ravine Airlifted To Hospital Head Injury Victim Who Fell Down Ramapo Reservation Ravine Airlifted To Hospital
Head Injury Victim Who Fell Down Ramapo Reservation Ravine Airlifted To Hospital A medical chopper was called for a 61-year-old hiker from Mahwah who responders said was seriously injured when he fell down a ravine at the Ramapo Reservation early Wednesday evening. The hiker was on a trail when "he lost his balance and fell back into a ravine, striking his head on a rock," Sgt. Michael Blondin said. Police officers found the man bleeding profusely from the head, Blondin said.  He was conscious when Mahwah EMS put him into the ambulance, the sergeant said. He was transported to Continental Soldiers Field, where Mahwah Fire Companies 2 and 4 set up a landing zone f…

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by Jerry DeMarco