A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in nearly 120 years, creating ...

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.

The Red Flag Warning in effect for Long Island and much of downstate New York was lifted Thursday but the National Weather Service said mild, dry weather is in the immediate forecast and the threat of ...

A brushfire broke out in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park on Wednesday afternoon — sending plumes of smoke billowing over the ...

One day after Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a statewide ban on outdoor burning through the end of the month, FDNY Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker reminded New Yorkers to be aware of the threat of brush ...

Unusually dry weather, an abundance of ‘dry fuels’, low relative humidity and strong winds combine to create high risk of ...

The blaze was apparently connected to an Amtrak substation in the Bronx. The operator said it expected normal service to ...

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Strengthening winds and bone-dry conditions were hindering firefighters working to gain control of a ...

As efforts to battle a wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border continue, much of southern New York is now under a red flag warning, pointing to a heightened risk of additional fires. The Jennings ...

This is the largest fire in our state since 2008. So, we have not seen anything of this scale,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

Some of the hardest hit areas could require 7 inches or more of rain to end the dry spell fueling East Coast wildfires this ...

At least three wildfires have impacted the area in the last three weeks, including the ongoing Jennings Creek fire in ...