OutdoorsWednesday, November 4
State asks the public to avoid the Berlin forest area as crews finish work on last week's wildfire
The Today in Schenectady team
If you hike the Taconic ridge, skip it for now. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking people to stay away while crews finish addressing the wildfire, and the closure runs until further notice, from Mattison Hollow to Berlin Mountain.
- Closed: Taconic Crest Trail and Mattison Hollow Trail
- Closed: Berlin State Forest and Taconic Ridge State Forest
- Fire status: contained, some areas still burning inside the perimeter
- Cause: investigation ongoing
The wildfire was big and hard to reach
- 250 acres
- burned in Berlin State Forest, more than
- 4
- trails and forests now closed to the public
- 1.5 to 2 miles
- of hiking from the trailhead to reach the fire
Sources: Spectrum News Capital Region, wnyt.com
The fire burned more than 250 acres after firefighters began work Sunday, Oct. 25. Teams from New York, Vermont and Massachusetts worked together after the blaze spread into Berkshire County.
The Berlin wildfire went from first response to closures in about a week
- Oct. 25Firefighters begin working the Berlin State Forest wildfire.
- Oct. 26Fire tops 50 acres and spreads into Berkshire County.
- Oct. 27Stephentown's fire chief says the fire is 100% contained.
- Nov. 3DEC asks the public to avoid the area as crews still work.
Sources: Spectrum News Capital Region, wnyt.com
Sources: Spectrum News Capital Region, WRGB, wnyt.com