The Town of Tuxedo announced Thursday that "smoke jumpers," trained experts who specialize in wildfires, will be brought in ...

A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect as the New York City Tri-State is the driest it’s been in nearly 120 years, creating ...

The Smokey Bear sign in front of state Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5 headquarters warned of a “high” ...

Abnormal dryness is the Drought Monitor’s lowest-level drought condition. In the meantime, 87.94 percent of New York state ...

Severe drought conditions have taken over the majority of the metro New York City area. The last time severe drought ...

With little-to-no rainfall expected in the New York City metro area in the coming weeks, the extreme drought conditions will ...

Though rain has fallen across New York in recent days and more precipitation is expected, climatologists predict the ...

Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos More than 58% of the Northeast is in ...

Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map ...

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