Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin also highlighted the importance of water conservation during the drought.

A severe drought in the Northeast, that isn't expected to lessen up soon, has caused an "unprecedented number of brush fires" ...

A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, ...

Suffolk firefighters were battling a brush fire Thursday afternoon in Coram as conditions stayed ripe for wildfires.

Long Island officials say they’re investigating the cause of several brush fires after a volunteer firefighter was charged with arson for one of them. They allege Jonathan Quiles used burning cotton ...

The Red Flag Warning in effect for Long Island and much of downstate New York was lifted Thursday but the National Weather Service said mild, dry weather is in the immediate forecast and the threat of ...

East Lyme ― Firefighters on Friday returned to the site of Thursday’s brush fire off Interstate 95 after it was determined it had not been fully extinguished, fire officials said. At 11:07 a.m ...

But it stopped short of mandatory water usage restrictions ... On New York’s Long Island, a 20-year-old volunteer firefighter ...

Brush fires were reported Saturday off Beach Pond Road in Voluntown and in the area of Ayers Mountain in Franklin. The fire in Franklin, reported at 6 a.m., led to temporary closure of a portion ...

In Salem Tuesday, where schools canceled all outdoor activities as the city continues the days-long battle against ... The largest brush fire, in Middleton has spread to more than 250 acres ...

Firefighters battled a brush fire in East Lyme on Monday. Crews from multiple surrounding towns were assisting with the fire. It was burning in the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve, according to ...

Multiple fire departments have been called to a brush fire in Fayette County. Just before noon Saturday, Fayette County 911 confirmed fire officials from multiple departments were called to put ...