Meanwhile, the borough president encouraged residents to take advantage of Firebreak management program in applicable areas.

A Nassau police spokesman said a house fire in East Hills, potentially sparked by loose wires, ignited leaves and then spread to near the LIRR tracks.

A fast-moving fire tore through two homes in West Islip, Long Island on Friday, reducing much of them to rubble.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Concord early Friday morning, according to a spokesperson for the ...

I see it as a way of showing people you are able to go a lot further than you think,” Christopher LaMagna, 32 of West Islip, ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Cal Fire's fire hazard severity maps are getting a makeover, and homeowners may want to pay attention. This critical city planning resource - which is getting a major ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...

Residents can now check with new Cal Fire fire hazard severity zone maps released Monday to find out. This latest batch of maps detail the severity of fire hazard by area. Hazards are rated ...

A brush fire in Long Island, New York on Saturday reportedly began after a group of residents tried to make s’mores in their backyard (AP) "It was initially reported that there were four ...

A man from New York City has been arrested for allegedly setting a dog on fire in an Upstate New York parking lot. WTEN reports Christopher Maxwell, 34, of the Bronx, was arrested Saturday on ...

The fire, he said, eventually ignited ... Kathy Hochul on Sunday announced an immediate "burn ban" for all of Long Island and New York City, and for parts of the Hudson Valley.