HEWITT, N.J. -- The deadly Jennings Creek wildfire continues to burn near the New York border. Authorities said Monday afternoon the 5,000-acre fire is 20% contained, with 10% containment in both ...

Wildfires broke out along a highway heading out to the Hamptons on Long Island, New York, on Saturday afternoon, prompting a response from multiple fire departments in a "large-scale coordinated ...

Forest Ranger Jeremy Oldroyd, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said New York fire crews have battled 60 wildfires since Oct. 1, and they have burned 2,100 acres.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff on Thursday, July 10, in honor of ...

New York City experienced its worst air quality on record. Here’s how to stay safe as the smoke spreads. By David Leonhardt Residents of the western U.S. and Canada have become grimly accustomed ...

NEW YORK — Download smartphone apps to monitor the air quality index. Buy some air purifiers. Put on that KN95 mask. Just because you can’t see the threat doesn’t mean it’s not there. West ...

Another New York, New Jersey feud: Wildfires. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy used a press conference on wildfire readiness to say New York’s lack of a state fire service is “beyond belief.” ...

The Jennings Creek wildfire, along a mountainous border between New York and New Jersey, has been burning for 12 days. The 5,300-acre blaze is now mostly contained.

A wildfire fueled by drought near the New Jersey-New York border left an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter dead, burned through thousands of acres and forecasters are warning of an increased risk ...