Firefighters in New Jersey and New York were working to contain blazes fed by dry conditions and gusty wind.

A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday. The Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue said the New York state forestry service reported that the worker died when a tree fell on him Saturday afternoon as he battled a major brush fire along the New York-New

Air quality is still poor in New York City Sunday morning as fires rage on in New York and New Jersey, according to the National Weather Service. An air quality alert remains in effect in New York City and the lower Hudson Valley through Sunday night,