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

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to use sound to detect when lithium-ion batteries are about to catch fire. The NIST team included Wai ...

Wildfires have claimed the life of a teenage park ranger, as blazes continue to rage across New York State. 18-year-old ...

Authorities investigating the cause and origin of the Oct. 30 blaze "located evidence that identified this fire as an arson," ...

reporting over 200 wildland fires compared to the 15-fire average. The Jennings Creek Fire in New York and New Jersey has not ...

Authorities have said the blaze has burned 5,000 acres across both states. Suppression efforts were initially hampered by dry air and extensive foliage that serves as tinder after two ...

Conditions in some northeast states are the driest they've been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn.

Forecasters said​ that the high tides would result from the full moon and not rain, which the city desperately needs.

NYC firefighters battle wildfires in Manhattan's Inwood Park and Queens' Alley Pond Park due to dry conditions.

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

Most of the Tri-State area, including New York City, is now in a severe drought, according to the Drought Center.