The parks provide refuge for residents of a go-go-go city. But they also make the area more prone to brush fires during ...

An elite team of FDNY fire marshals, fire protection inspectors, and drone operators is being pulled together to combat the ...

Sunday, FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced the creation of the FDNY’s first Brush Fire Task Force, comprised of ...

The National Weather Service warned Sunday that dry weather conditions, relative humidity and winds "will contribute to an ...

For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...

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 ...

A volunteer firefighter from Medford, New York, was arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire that burned through a wooded ...

Red Flag Warning issued for critical fire weather conditions Saturday on Long Island. Officials say strong winds could lead to more possible brush fires because of the ongoing dry conditions. They're ...

The video shows the driver of a compact sedan pulling off Mount Vernon Avenue in Medford and heading into nearby brush with a ...

Riverhead Supervisor Tim Hubbard today signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in the Town of Riverhead with ...

Firefighters from across Long Island have been battling brushfires. Unusually dry conditions have caused these fires to spark in some areas.

The dry weather has brought a spate of brush and woodland fires to a part of the country that rarely has to deal with them on ...