This fall has been abnormally dry in New York state, making it easier for wildfires to ignite and spread quickly. Because it ...

Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker moved immediately to expand the existing brush fire unit to a larger task force to fight on ...

A crash involving two pickup trucks and a school bus closed a stretch of Route 68 for several hours Tuesday morning. St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies responded to the crash around 8:43 a.m. The ...

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday.

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

The battle against the Jennings Creek wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border has entered its second week. See the latest ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued the city's first drought warning in 22 years, as its reservoirs continue to drop ...

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

Firefighters in New York said a successful voluntary evacuation that remains in place Sunday helped them protect about 165 homes overnight from a wildfire.

NEW YORK — City has been placed under a drought warning, with city agencies now under water restrictions and repairs to the ...

Last week, a park on the northern tip of Manhattan caught fire, sending smoke billowing across the city — less than a week after a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.

Ulster, Dutchess and Greene counties were among 15 counties elevated to drought warning status by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New ...