Gov. Phil Murphy used a press conference on wildfire readiness to say New York’s lack of a state fire service is “beyond ...

as we saw during the Jennings Creek Wildfire.” The exact cause of that fire is still under investigation — including which side of the border it started on, according to New York DEC. The ...

Wildfires in the U.S. Northeast pose a “major threat,” according to a Moody’s report. A record-setting drought turned ...

Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service officials said.

On Thursday, firefighters contained another wildfire in McDowell County, the Crooked Creek fire that previously ... smoke and Hurricane Helene. LISA JENNINGS U.S. FOREST SERVICE ...