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

A brush fire broke out at Alley Pond Park in Queens Wednesday evening. The fire was first reported around 6:45 p.m., ...

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

A severe drought watch with no rain in sight has gripped the Northeastern U.S., creating “unprecedented” conditions for fire, ...

As the first significant brush fire hit Manhattan yesterday afternoon (Wednesday), officials continued to announce preventive ...

New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 215 brush fires in just the past two weeks, FDNY officials said ...

A historic lack of rain. Dozens of brush fires, including one Wednesday in Inwood Hill Park. Rail disruptions fueled by a ...

The FDNY has contained a wildfire that ravaged a section of Inwood Hill Park in upper Manhattan on Wednesday. Firefighters ...

The blaze in the borough’s “most ancient forest” was the latest in a series of brush fires in the metro area amid record ...

The fire ignited and spread rapidly across a large area of brush inside the park on Wednesday, and another fire in the park ...

Drought has parched the Northeast United States for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires ...

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.