Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire burning in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. Dry conditions in New ...

Drought has parched the Northeast United States for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires ...

A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating “unprecedented” conditions for fire, say experts.

A severe drought in the Northeast, that isn't expected to lessen up soon, has caused an "unprecedented number of brush fires" ...

New York City has had over 230 brush fires since Oct. 29, after its driest month since record-keeping began in 1869.

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

A string of wildfires has ignited across the Northeast, from a small burn in Prospect Park in Brooklyn to the 5,000-acre ...

RINGWOOD, N.J. - Firefighters have made progress battling the Jennings Creek wildfire, New York State Park Police said ...

The FDNY has contained a wildfire that ravaged a section of Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan on Wednesday. Firefighters ...

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 ...

The district's two schools will be closed as anticipated conditions mean, "there is going to be much more smoke in the area ...

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