‘This is the new normal’: Fires spread across New York region
New York City has had over 230 brush fires since Oct. 29, after its driest month since record-keeping began in 1869.
'Treacherous conditions' in NYC: Firefighters battling record number of brush fires
The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week ...
Dry conditions fuel wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey
Firefighters are very busy battling several wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey as dry conditions, brush and ...
Fire in Manhattan: What caused the blaze at ‘The Set’ skyscraper at Hudson Yards?
New York has issued a statewide Burn Ban in effect until Sat, 11/30. High risk of brush and wildfires. This burn ban ...
A smoldering wildfire shuts down the vast Lynn Woods for the foreseeable future
LYNN — After sweeping across more than 400 acres over the weekend, the wildfire is still here, smoldering in the ground ...