Town of Queensbury, Warren County: On April 23 at 5:30 p.m., three Forest Rangers responded to a fire in Dunham Bay Marsh. By 8:30 p.m., fire crews had the 2-acre fire under control. The cause is under investigation.

Town of Lyonsdale , Lewis County: On April 24 at 5:46 p.m., four Forest Rangers joined the 3G, Boonville, Constableville, Lowville, Martinsburg, Port Leyden, and West Leyden Fire Departments on an 11-acre fire near Marmon Road. By 9:45 p.m., firefighters controlled the fire.

An 11-acre fire in Lewis County. DEC photo

Town of Wells , Hamilton County: On April 26 at 4:30 p.m., two Forest Rangers responded to a wildland fire on Windfall Road. Fire crews quickly contained the 0.5-acre fire. Rangers issued a burn ban-related citation.

Town of Johnsburg , Warren County: On April 26 at 6:45 p.m., 11 Forest Rangers responded to five separate fires along Route 8 and Route 28. One small shed was burned, but no other structures were in danger. By 9:15 p.m., Rangers and firefighters from Chestertown, Johnsburg, North Creek, and Riparius and Riverside Fire Departments contained the fires. The cause was material ejected from a faulty catalytic converter.

Town of Newcomb , Essex County: The Forest Ranger recruits at the 25th Basic School for Forest Rangers recently completed the sixth week of their basic training academy at the SUNY ESF Huntington Forest campus. They completed the basic wildland firefighter training accredited by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior and S-130 Firefighter training. This is the initial training to prepare for suppressing wildfires in New York as well as qualifying them to participate on wildland fire crews in fighting wildfires nationally. The recruits also completed training in defensive tactics, electronic communications, and crime control strategies.