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

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.

Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.

The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...

A little fall of rain on Sunday wasn't enough to end the drought in New York City, though conditions in Brooklyn have ...

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday, onlookers gawked at a charred hilltop, where newly fallen leaves had already obscured the scorched earth of Friday’s 2-acre brushfire. Some respected two “Do Not ...

BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Firefighters have contained a wildfire that erupted in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Friday evening. Fire crews remained stationed in the park overnight if it re-ignites, officials ...

Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast.

The record-breaking statistics come as several Northeast states battle extremely dry conditions and multiple wildfires.

A huge brush fire broke out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on November 8, 2024, evening, with images and videos on social media ...

Wildfires brought on by extreme dry conditions have left parts of the East Coast in a dangerous haze this weekend.

An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near ...