FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker announced the creation of the department's first Brush Fire Task Force on Sunday.

Firefighters battling an outbreak of wildfires across the Northeast amid a historic autumn drought could get some relief from ...

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

At least one person is dead and hundreds of thousands of were without power early Wednesday as a powerful bomb cyclone hit ...

The warning comes as a record-breaking dry spell and abnormally high temperatures have lowered reservoirs and fueled ...

Official say the fire burned through around 10 to 15 acres of land, and the dense and hilly terrain and a lack of hydrants ...

This fall has been abnormally dry in New York state, making it easier for wildfires to ignite and spread quickly. Because it ...

Officials say the three-alarm brush fire broke out in Highbridge Park in Washington Heights around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Fire ...

Firefighters closed a busy exit and blocked off lanes of traffic on a major New York highway as they responded to a two-alarm brush fire Tuesday afternoon.

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Firefighters are on the scene of another brush fire burning in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon. The fire in Harlem was reported at West 155th Street & Harlem River Drive.

NEW YORK CITY - A drought warning for New York City has been issued, NYC Emergency Management said.

A bystander was hit by a stray bullet in an exchange of gunfire between the officer and the suspect, according to the NYPD's chief of detectives.