The fire was first reported shortly before 5 p.m., according to 511ny, a State Department of Transportation traffic website.

At just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, a brush fire was reported along the north side of Montauk Highway, between ...

When crews arrived just before 2 p.m., they found a working brush fire of approximately 3 to 4 acres. Crews were able to keep the fire contained and prevent it from spreading to a nearby timber stand.

In April 2008, the so-called Overlooks Fire near Rochester, New York (Ulster County), burned more than 2,800 acres. The Jennings Creek Fire is, so far, the largest since May 2015, when the Roosa ...

ROCKLAND COUNTY, New York (WABC) -- Officials in Rockland County vow to hold the CSX rail line responsible for the series of brush fires that impacted the county last week.