A drought in the northeast United States, combined with high winds, is creating record-breaking numbers of wildfires with dangerous smoke conditions in the New York metropolitan area and beyond.

New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern ...

The restrictions, meant to curtail more fires and conserve the city’s water supply, will mandate that city and state agencies take actions that mean fleets of LIRR, MetroNorth and MTA trains ...

Following a red flag warning that lasted nearly a week—a forecast issued by the National Weather Service to alert the public and land management agencies about the potential for fires and rapid spread ...

Here's a quick guide to weather service cautions. What is a red flag warning?Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The weather service ...

Hundreds of wildfires and brush fires have burned across the Northeast as the region struggles under a historic drought.

For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...

It’s been a year of unusual extremes for New Yorkers.

A red flag warning was in effect Saturday - underscoring the danger for fires to spread easily and rapidly. The FDNY says it ...

Red flag warnings are in effect across eight states, including nearly 43 million people in the northeast as fire danger ...

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Saturday for the entire New York City region — illustrating ...

Red Flag fire warnings continued in North Jersey Saturday, Nov. 16, as responders continued to contain the Jennings Creek ...