Recently, forest rangers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation responded to incidents in Otsego ...

Richard HallerForest Rangers conduct wilderness rescues while controlling wildfires DEC Forest Rangers were busy last week, conducting multiple rescues in the Adirondacks while also controlling ...

Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to one call in the Adirondacks last week. It involved a hiker who had fallen through the ice in a stream. The hiker was ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, ...

In February 2024, DEC Forest Rangers move an ice climber rescued from the North Face of Pitchoff off the Jackrabbit trail to a waiting ambulance at the end of Old Mountain Road in Lake Placid. Rangers ...

Two weeks ago, a small group of NYS Forest Rangers raised their hands to volunteer to travel to Canada to help battle more than 2,600 wildfires. RELATED: Breathing in wildfire smoke comparable to ...