President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus.

Officials have issued red-flag fire warnings from New Jersey through Massachusetts, following weeks with minimal rain in the ...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) continues efforts to contain the flames under a Red Flag Warning issued through ...

A volunteer firefighter has been arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire on New York’s Long Island. The incident occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday afternoon, according to Suffolk ...

Historically dry conditions and drought in the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern part of the United States are a key factor in ...

Jonathan Quiles, 20, a volunteer firefighter with the Medford Fire Department in Suffolk County, was arrested on Tuesday, ...

For hourly updates as wildfires continue to burn throughout the region, check out the New Jersey wildfire, smoke map.

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

Blustery conditions hampered firefighters on Tuesday as they sought to contain a stubborn wildfire in northern New Jersey and ...

Tuesday's Red Flag Warning due to windy conditions is causing problems ... trying to suppress this fire with manual labor," ...

Known as the Jennings Creek fire, it started Friday and quickly spread. The rugged terrain has made it more difficult for emergency workers to respond.