NEW YORK – The wildfire threat across the Northeast is rising once again as winds increase behind a cold front that swept through the region Monday. The front did bring rain initially, but amounts were generally below a half-inch and did little to soak the parched region.Since then, the combination of strong winds, which could gust up to 35 mph, and increasingly dry air coming down from Canada will set the stage for rapid fire spread, according to the FOX Forecast Center.Five states – New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts – currently have Fire Weather Warnings in place, covering more than 30 million people.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERThe increased winds are the last thing firefighters who are battling the 3,500-acre Jennings Creek Fire need. So far, the fire that is straddling the New York and New Jersey state line is 20% contained.As of Tuesday morning, New York State police said the fire lines established Monday night are working on containing the Jennings Creek wildfire. Minimal growth was observed overnight.On the New Jersey side, the state Forest Fire Service reported that firefighters were actively engaging the fire, and firefighting tactics were holding the line. “Progress is being made on suppressing this fire. Very good progress,” Chris Franek, assistant division forest fire warden for the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, said on Tuesday. Nearly 300 first responders, including volunteers and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, have been working to strengthen existing fire lines between the fire and nearby populated areas such as Wah Ta Wah Park and Sylvan Park.Currently, no evacuations are in effect, and no structures are at immediate risk in New Jersey or New York.On Tuesday afternoon, Amtrak canceled all service from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, due to a fire near the tracks in the Bronx. The service would not resume until at least Wednesday.In a press conference Tuesday evening, New York Fire Department Chief of Operations Kevin Woods said two separate fires broke out Tuesday afternoon in the Bronx. One in a transformer near the Amtrak tracks, another in a structure. A brush fire broke out near the building fire. The causes of the fire are being investigated, Woods said. No injuries were reported from either fire. “There’s been more brush fires in the past 11 days than we’ve had in any previous month in over two years,” Woods said. Another FDNY spokesperson said Amtrak will be assessing the damage to the tracks. Amtrak said the Metro-North Railroad will honor tickets between Grand Central Station in New York to New Haven during the service suspension.NEW JERSEY WILDFIRE THREATENS HISTORIC VILLAGE WHERE IRON WAS MADE FOR REVOLUTIONARY WAR, CIVIL WARSmoke from the blaze drifted into New York City on Saturday, causing hazy skies, poor air quality and reports of smoky odors. The winds have potential to once again push smoke toward New York City. However, the latest forecast brings less smoke into the city on Tuesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center.The threat of wildfires will continue into Wednesday as northeasterly winds bring in a very dry air mass. Relative humidity will drop even more compared to Tuesday, with minimum values as low as 20%. Some good news is that the winds will not be quite as strong during the afternoon hours, with gusts of 20-25 mph likely.