The annual burn ban in New York state is set to take effect on March 16 and will remain in place until May 14.

The Lower Hudson Valley and other parts of New York are under an early burn ban ahead of a statewide ban that starts Sunday, ...

By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...

The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant ...

Gusty winds, low humidity and dry conditions are expected to produce elevated fire danger in parts of the Southwest and ...

The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, ...

The Connecticut brush fire risk will remain elevated Tuesday as dry and breezy conditions will persist, the weather service ...

Governor Hochul issues emergency measures and a burn ban in response to intense brush fires in Suffolk County, Long Island.

Investigators believe the initial backyard blaze started when a Long Island resident used cardboard to ignite a fire to make ...

The Long Island brush fires that injured two firefighters and damaged two buildings were started by a person cooking s’mores, ...

Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family’s attempt to make s’mores, Suffolk County police said Monday.