New York and the Northeast are in the midst of their worst fire season in more than a decade, with little relief in sight for ...

With wildfire activity flaring in the Northeast and continued burns in California, scientists are concerned by coast-to-coast ...

Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.

A historic lack of rain. Dozens of brush fires, including one Wednesday in Inwood Hill Park. Rail disruptions fueled by a ...

A brush fire broke out at Alley Pond Park in Queens Wednesday evening. The fire was first reported around 6:45 p.m., ...

Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.

The arrest comes after a string of brush fires were reported in the New York and New Jersey areas. Approximately six fires ...

East Lyme ― Firefighters on Friday returned to the site of Thursday’s brush fire off Interstate 95 after it was determined it had not been fully extinguished, fire officials said. At 11:07 a.m ...

The fire, in Inwood Hill Park at the northern tip of Manhattan, followed brush fires that burned in Brooklyn, the Bronx and ...

A volunteer firefighter was arrested and charged after allegedly setting a brush fire on Long Island, New York, on Tuesday.

Long Island volunteer firefighter Jonathan Quiles is accused of intentionally setting a brush fire in Medford, New York.

As of Tuesday, the FDNY has responded to 229 brush fires across the five boroughs, Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said.