Q&A
Common causes of brush fires in NYC parks
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Council Member Ariola asks about the most common causes of brush fires in parks. Chief Esposito explains the challenges in determining exact causes and lists potential sources of ignition.
- Bureau of Fire Investigation examines each fire to determine the cause
- Exact causes are often difficult to determine due to lack of witnesses or cameras
- Potential causes include careless smoking, sparks from nearby train lines, and overhead wires
- Dry conditions during drought periods increase fire risk from various sources
Joann Ariola
0:48:20
I see.
0:48:20
Good.
0:48:21
Okay.
0:48:21
And and what would you say is the more common causes of these fires?
0:48:27
Are they illegal or otherwise?
0:48:30
What starts most of these fire occurrences in parks?
John Esposito
0:48:35
So we did have our Bureau of Fire Investigation come out and look at at at each of these and try to determine the cause.
0:48:42
It is very difficult to determine the cause of a brush fire.
0:48:46
We can generally, hone in on the the area where it started, but the exact cause is difficult to determine.
0:48:56
There's generally not witnesses or cameras or or other, people in the area.
0:49:01
It could be anything from careless smoking to, sparks from if there's a a train nearby, you know, a train line, sparks from overhead wires, there are an awful lot of, potential causes, especially when it's dry and in in the very dry, drought that we had.