Though rain has fallen across New York in recent days and more precipitation is expected, climatologists predict the ...

A few days after Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide burn ban, some parts of the North Country have gotten drier.

Firefighters are working to extinguish a brush fire burning in Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan. Dry conditions in New ...

Oswego County Fire Coordinator Shane Laws advises county residents that a New York State burn ban is now in effect and runs through Saturday, Nov. 30.   According to the New ...

New York has issued a statewide Burn Ban in effect until Sat, 11/30. High risk of brush and wildfires. This burn ban ...

What happened: Supervisors approved a resolution to enact a 30-day burn ban throughout Clay Township. Why it matters: The ban ...

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.

New York City has had over 230 brush fires since Oct. 29, after its driest month since record-keeping began in 1869.

Burning refuse, trash, tires, and other solid wastes including loose leaves or leaf piles is prohibited under the burn ban.

A fire on the roof of a 44-story luxury apartment building sent plumes of dark smoke into the New York City skyline.

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening following a weeklong effort to control ...