Fire department officials said last week the ongoing drought has resulted in 215 brush fires in just two weeks, including that destroyed 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park last week and another ...

A historic fall drought has sparked brush fires across the Northeast, including nearly 200 in Connecticut, that have resulted ...

A team of FDNY fire marshals, drone operators and others will help coordinate and investigate brush fires in New York City.

The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...

The significant increase in brush fires in New York City has led the FDNY to establish its first Brush Fire Task Force. The ...

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday, which will be comprised of fire marshals, inspectors and tactical drone units.

A Fire Weather Watch will once again be in effect this weekend as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in ...

Red flag warnings are in effect across eight states, including nearly 43 million people in the northeast as fire danger ...

Firefighters are very busy battling several wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey as dry conditions, brush and ...

Neighbors and visitors to parks in New York City are watching the grounds and scanning the skies.  Where there’s smoke, there are firefighters.  The FDNY reported ...