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 ...

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.

As of Tuesday, the FDNY has responded to 229 brush fires across the five boroughs, Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said.

Nearly four dozen firefighters were deployed to battle a brush fire in the Inwood section of Manhattan on Wednesday.

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 ...

The fire, located in a Bronx substation, ignited around 2:30 p.m., causing a power loss for trains in the area, FDNY said.

Long Island remains in a state of moderate drought as the threat of more brush fires persists around the region.

Amid one of the worst droughts the region has seen, East Coast states of New York and New Jersey were battling wildfires last ...