Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, ...

Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Rudy Sunderman said the fire will not be considered ...

Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New ...

Following brush fires in Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban until March 16, when New York’s annual statewide ...

Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned ...

A brush fire on New York’s Long Island that has burned 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 ...

By Tracey Tully The utility that serves New York City and Westchester ... Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley still faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped into his emergency powers Saturday to roll back environmental regulations so that the state can speed up wildfire prevention projects, including clearing ...

“That was a wakeup call for the fire service in general, it was a reminder that history can repeat itself.” The drought conditions were a surprise given the region’s long-term trend of ...