Firefighters from Guilderland and Fort Hunter headed to southern New York on Wednesday to help fight the ongoing wildfires ...

Albany County is colored yellow, indicating “high” risk of fire danger. Southern New York is colored blue for “moderate ... burning of varying degrees of size and dangerousness. In Ulster County, the ...

There has been no significant rain since September, creating very dry conditions and dry fallen leaves on the ground. New ...

In addition to a burn ban, the National Weather Service has placed the Mohawk Valley under a Red Flag warning until 6 p.m.

Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, told Newsweek that the last time drought to this ...

The Whitehouse Fire was 98% contained as of Wednesday morning, Nov. 13, according to an Ulster County official. Ulster County ...

Burn bans and drought watches have been announced throughout New York State counties as responders fight widespread wildfires ...

High fire danger impacting millions of people across New York and New Jersey is forecast to last through the weekend, as the ...

A New York state-wide burn ban went into effect Tuesday, and will continue until Nov. 30, due to increased risk of wildfires ...

Unusually dry weather, an abundance of ‘dry fuels’, low relative humidity and strong winds combine to create high risk of ...

Nick Johnston is an Emergency Manager and Wildland Firefighter who was down in Ulster County this weekend, battling the flames. He says in order to knock the risk, we need a widespread soaking ...

Residents are urged not to use fire in outdoor areas and to use extreme caution when grilling, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. Grill use is banned in New York City parks. Hochul has deployed a ...