A quarter of an inch of rain fell on the Jennings Creek fire early Monday morning, which helped crews get some much needed rest. The fire remains at about 3,000 acres and is 10% contained, officials said.

Firefighters in the US states of New Jersey and New York are struggling Tuesday to control the growing Jennings Creek Wildfire after it burned thousands of acres along a shared border, and led to at least one death.

GREENWOOD LAKE — Things didn’t get much better or worse Tuesday in the fight against the Jennings Creek Wildfire, which has now burned more than 5,000 acres in southern Orange County and northern New Jersey. Strong winds with gusts up to 30 mph ...