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

The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...

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 ...

Red flag warnings are in effect across eight states, including nearly 43 million people in the northeast as fire danger ...

Firefighters are very busy battling several wildfires in Manhattan, Queens and New Jersey as dry conditions, brush and ...

Neighbors and visitors to parks in New York City are watching the grounds and scanning the skies.  Where there’s smoke, there are firefighters.  The FDNY reported ...

A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY ...

Emergency services battled a brush fire that broke out in Manhatan’s Inwood Hill Park on Nov. 13. The New York City Fire ...

A severe drought in the Northeast, that isn't expected to lessen up soon, has caused an "unprecedented number of brush fires" ...

New York City faces rising fire risks amid historic drought. Learn about precautionary measures, recent fires and tips to ...

A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, ...

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