Wildfires broke out along a highway heading out to the Hamptons on Long Island, New York, on Saturday afternoon, prompting a response from multiple fire departments in a "large-scale coordinated ...

Forest Ranger Jeremy Oldroyd, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said New York fire crews have battled 60 wildfires since Oct. 1, and they have burned 2,100 acres.

NEW YORK — Download smartphone apps to monitor the air quality index. Buy some air purifiers. Put on that KN95 mask. Just because you can’t see the threat doesn’t mean it’s not there. West ...

The Jennings Creek fire along the New York-New Jersey border has burned more than 5,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire in New York since 2008. (Healthbeat reported on this recently.) ...

Jennings Creek wildfire update in New York and New Jersey 18:07 GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. -- Crews continued battling several wildfires in northern New Jersey and Orange County, New York on Sunday.

All of New Jersey and southeast New York state have endured the worst parts of an ongoing drought that stretches from Virginia to Massachusetts, exacerbating fire danger. Last week, New York Gov ...

The Jennings Creek wildfire, along a mountainous border between New York and New Jersey, has been burning for 12 days. The 5,300-acre blaze is now mostly contained.

A wildfire fueled by drought near the New Jersey-New York border left an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter dead, burned through thousands of acres and forecasters are warning of an increased risk ...

New York City was warned of fire conditions on Friday, and NYC skies were smoky from New Jersey... Heavy smoke shrouds the Chrysler Building and One Vanderbilt on June 6, 2023, in New York City.