A helicopter drops water from the Wanaque River onto a hotspot of the West Milford Jennings Creek wildfires in Hewitt on ...

Discarded cigarette butts and piles of burning yard waste are two of the most common culprits of human-caused wildfires.

For the first time in eight years, the state Department of Environmental Protection has declared a drought warning in New ...

The drought warning is N.J.'s first in nearly a decade. Officials urged voluntary conservation and water systems face ...

New York State Police said they were investigating the death of Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old state parks employee who died ...

Due to an unprecedented streak of dry weather and higher than usual temperatures that are fueling wildfires, Gov ... on ...

New Jersey firefighters are working to protect homes and a historic landmark where iron for the country's first soldiers was ...

The regulations are being strictly enforced. Violators can be fined up to $1,200. The West Milford Fire Department reported ...

A wildfire raging on the border of New York and New Jersey prompted officials Monday to postpone one of the nation's oldest Veterans Day Parades.

Fire crews are battling small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. A blaze in New York and New Jersey killed a parks employee ...