Fire crews are continuing to fight a blaze in New York and New Jersey on Monday that killed a parks employee and postponed Veterans Day plans. As of Monday evening, the Jennings Creek Wildfire has scorched more than 3,

Throughout the metro area any outdoor burning is strongly discouraged, according to the National Weather Service, and much of southwest Connecticut is on “red flag warning,” meaning that dry, fire-ready conditions along with high winds mean brush and wildfires can spark easily and grow quickly.

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.