"Wildfires cause wildlife to move; they’ll avoid active flames and, if the damage is severe, will seek new habitats for food ...

Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker moved immediately to expand the existing brush fire unit to a larger task force to fight on ...

Forty firefighters responded to a blaze near the LeFrak ice skating rink at about 2:40 p.m. and put out the flames by 3:22 ...

Homeless people camped out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park might have started the weekend blaze that torched two wooded acres in ...

Forest fires in New York City are nearly unprecedented. None have been recorded in Prospect Park in recent history, and while ...

A Red Flag warning is in place across the northeastern U.S. on Saturday with an "increased risk of fire danger." ...

A brush fire broke out in Brooklyn’s historic Prospect Park on Friday night amid a drought across the northeast. A passerby ...

A brush fire broke out in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Friday night amid a stretch of historically dry weather, officials said ...

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

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

Dry conditions and a lack of rain have pushed NYC officials to declare a drought warning. This comes after a drought watch ...

Firefighters rushed to battle the blaze that erupted in a wooded area of the Nethermeads located near the center of the park ...