A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in nearly 120 years, creating ...

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.

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