New York state's burn ban went into effect Sunday and prohibits brush burning and other open fires within the state borders ...

A brush fire that scorched up to eight acres in the Town of Catlin earlier this week was caused by a downed power line, fire officials confirmed Tuesday. The fire broke out Monday afternoon near Buck ...

Over a seven-day span, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers responded to 12 fires across ...

If you’re thinking about torching your old Christmas tree in the backyard any time soon, think again. A state-wide ...

Measles cases nationwide jumped dramatically this week, according to new numbers reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday.

The State Department of Environmental Conservation plans to conduct prescribed burns on certain DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County between now and early May.

Forecasters posted an elevated fire-weather risk for an area from northern Georgia through western portions of the Carolinas, ...

What is interesting about this current outbreak is the speed at which it’s expanding and increasing,” said Dr. William Moss, an epidemiology professor at the Johns Hopkins ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton has announced the agency will be ...

Firefighters in North and South Carolina were battling multiple wind-driven wildfires Monday in rugged terrain that ...