FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday, which will be comprised of fire marshals, inspectors and tactical drone units.

The National Weather Service warned Sunday that dry weather conditions, relative humidity and winds "will contribute to an ...

For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...

It’s been a year of unusual extremes for New Yorkers.

The wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border jumped a containment line, prompting voluntary evacuations of ...

An elite team of FDNY fire marshals, fire protection inspectors, and drone operators is being pulled together to combat the ...

"Regularly cleaning your home and removing dust and debris from the house can go a long way in preventing any ember from ...

A Fire Weather Watch will once again be in effect this weekend as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in ...

A red flag warning was in effect Saturday - underscoring the danger for fires to spread easily and rapidly. The FDNY says it ...

A brush fire on Shipyard Street extended to the house on Georgia Avenue -- according to a city spokesperson -- eventually ...

The video shows the driver of a compact sedan pulling off Mount Vernon Avenue in Medford and heading into nearby brush with a ...

Rain is likely Wednesday night into Thursday, with a potential for an inch of precipitation, according to the weather service ...