A helicopter drops water from the Wanaque River onto a hotspot of the West Milford Jennings Creek wildfires in Hewitt on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Two helicopters dropped about 30,000 gallons of water on Wednesday. As of 3 p.m., more than 50,000 gallons had been dropped with the help of three helicopters on Thursday. There were three ...

Emergency officials then sent rescue boats to evacuate the hospital as water began pouring inside the facility ... also made it too dangerous to attempt helicopter rescues, officials said.

Helicopters hauling water are assisting firefighters in the scramble to extinguish dozens of wildfires that are burning in communities across Massachusetts. The wildfires have been fueled by the ...