Firefighters have made progress battling the Jennings Creek wildfire, New York State Park Police said Thursday. The fire is still raging in the Sterling Forest State Park, and has impacted thousands of acres in Passaic and Orange counties.

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said crews would continue to "fight fire with fire" Thursday as they conducted controlled burns to remove debris from around the fire line, creating more visible fire and smoky conditions for the area, as well as an increase in total acreage of the fire.