This afternoon we received an update regarding the Cragswood woods fire on the Mohonk Preserve ridge line from the New Paltz Fire Department. The Public Information Officer for this incident, Fire Chief Wirthmann sent a press release early this evening (5:26 PM August 27, 2020) detailing the progress they have made containing the fire and what the plan will be moving forward. The severe weather that moved through the Hudson Valley this afternoon and this evening has resulted in the crews having to cease actively working at the scene due to safety issues. However, at the time the information was released they were able to report that the fire was approximately 70 % contained and an evaluation of the fire area appears to show that a total of 4.6 acres was involved with the fire so far.