FDNY launches first-ever Brush Fire Task Force dedicated to fighting wildfires
FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday.
Manhattan Brush Fire Is Snarling Traffic as Drought Persists
Firefighters closed a busy exit and blocked off lanes of traffic on a major New York highway as they responded to a two-alarm ...
‘Everything’s getting weird’: New Yorkers have experienced tornadoes, an earthquake, and an extreme fire season this year
It’s been a year of unusual extremes for New Yorkers.
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FDNY battles second brush fire at Inwood Hill Park
Fire crews returned to Inwood Hill Park after another brush fire broke out just a week after crews doused flames at the same ...
No new red flag warnings, but fire danger persists throughout Northeast
For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...
New York City Fire Map Shows Where Over 200 Fires Have Started
The record-breaking statistics come as several Northeast states battle extremely dry conditions and multiple wildfires.
New York wildfire breaks through, 160 homes evacuated as blazes keep Northeast at risk
The National Weather Service issued a special statement Sunday warning about the elevated risk of wildfires spreading in some ...
Hudson Yards fire: Huge blaze at New York skyscraper as massive plume of smoke above city
The huge fire was spotted ripping through a skyscraper roof in the Hudson Yards area of New York City with emergency services ...
Drought fueled wildfires create dangerous conditions in New York and New Jersey
A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.