A volunteer firefighter was arrested and charged after allegedly setting a brush fire on Long Island, New York, on Tuesday.

Long Island volunteer firefighter Jonathan Quiles is accused of intentionally setting a brush fire in Medford, New York.

A brush fire broke out at Alley Pond Park in Queens Wednesday evening. The fire was first reported around 6:45 p.m., according to the FDNY. Firefighters were still working to bring the fire under ...

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

The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week ...

As of Tuesday, the FDNY has responded to 229 brush fires across the five boroughs, Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said.

New York City has had over 230 brush fires since Oct. 29, after its driest month since record-keeping began in 1869.

The arrest comes after a string of brush fires were reported in the New York and New Jersey areas. Approximately six fires ...

Amtrak shut service on its rail line between Connecticut and New York earlier in the week due to a brush fire near the tracks ...

A two-alarm brush fire blazed in Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon, hours after the FDNY reported it ...

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