The Fire Department (FDNY) has set up a specialized task force to battle and prevent NYC wildfires, scores of which have ...

More than 40 million people are under red flag warnings across eight states as the fire danger remains elevated in the ...

The significant increase in brush fires in New York City has led the FDNY to establish its first Brush Fire Task Force. The task force consists of fire marshals, fire ...

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.

Recent brush fires in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park have drawn attention to the marked increase ...

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

The voluntary evacuation plan was put in place in areas affected by the Jennings Creek wildfire. Officials encouraged ...

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

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 ...

The FDNY is battling a brush fire that erupted in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) The task force was established following ...

The smoke was wafting down from the stubborn Jennings Creek blaze, which so far has consumed more than 5,000 acres of forest ...

“Wicked” stars singer Ariana Grande and Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo as witches Glinda and Elphaba, respectively.