Firefighters in New York said a successful voluntary evacuation that remains in place Sunday helped them protect about 165 homes overnight from a wildfire.

Facing a historic shortage of rainfall, state officials elevated New York City's five boroughs and 10 other counties to a drought warning. They also declared a drought watch for the remainder of the ...

A drought warning has been declared in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. Under a drought warning, New Yorkers would still be urged to voluntarily ...

while the Fire Department created a Brush Fire Task Force to tackle the fires and share best practices. They also urged residents to use less water by taking shorter showers, report leaky fire ...

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

Or, the rain may not be enough, experts said. The National Weather Service said that Long Island will receive about three quarters of an inch of rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and that ...

A major storm system that will bring a variety of impactful weather across the United States this week looks to have ...

Much-needed rain is in the forecast for the New York City area this week as the region continues to deal with a “severe” ...

Tucker announced Sunday. From Nov. 1 to Nov. 14, the FDNY responded to 271 brush fires, marking the highest two-week period ...

New York is battling its largest wildfire in 16 years, with firefighters now containing about 90% of the affected areas.