New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 215 brush fires in just the past two weeks, FDNY officials said ...

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 ...

New York has urged its 8.5 million residents to save water as America's biggest city endures an unprecedented period without ...

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.

Burn bans and drought watches have been announced throughout New York State counties as responders fight widespread wildfires ...

Forest fires in New York City are nearly unprecedented. None have been recorded in Prospect Park in recent history, and while ...

Firefighters managed to contain a large brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Friday night, officials with the New York City Fire Department said. Four engine companies will remain on the scene ...

This is at least the third brush fire in the past week in New York City amid an ongoing drought in the city. There were two brush fires in as many days in Prospect Park this past weekend. On Saturday, ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a statewide burn ban Tuesday. The Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey border has ...