Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to use sound to detect when lithium-ion batteries are about to catch fire. The NIST team included Wai ...

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.

QUEENS - The FDNY is battling a fire that broke out on top of a building in Queens. The fire broke out just before 12 p.m. on ...

Wildfires in New York, New Jersey and nearby states, along with wind-fed burns in California concerns scientists and wildland ...

Wildfires have claimed the life of a teenage park ranger, as blazes continue to rage across New York State. 18-year-old ...

Authorities investigating the cause and origin of the Oct. 30 blaze "located evidence that identified this fire as an arson," ...

Authorities have said the blaze has burned 5,000 acres across both states. Suppression efforts were initially hampered by dry air and extensive foliage that serves as tinder after two ...

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

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening following a weeklong effort to control ...

Schools and roads are closed as Greenwood Lake prepares for heavy smoke caused by firefighters' big push against the Jennings ...

NYC firefighters battle wildfires in Manhattan's Inwood Park and Queens' Alley Pond Park due to dry conditions.

Brush fire reaches three alarms in New York City, the New York City Fire Department reports that no one was injured ...