A combination of strong winds and low humidity values forecasted for Friday means fires can start and spread very quickly.

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

A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in nearly 120 years, creating ...

Conditions in some northeast states are the driest they've been in nearly 120 years as numerous wildfires continue to burn.

A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey prompted officials Monday to postpone one of the nation's oldest ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island, New York, was arrested Tuesday after he intentionally started a brush fire, ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday after allegedly starting a brush fire intentionally that damaged ...

A volunteer firefighter has been charged after police said he intentionally started a brush fire on Long Island in New York ...

The arrest comes after a string of brush fires were reported in the New York and New Jersey areas. Approximately six fires ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested after the police said he intentionally set a brush fire. The New York ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island is accused of intentionally setting fires that burned through a wooded area.Suffolk ...