Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin also highlighted the importance of water conservation during the drought.

Long Island officials say they’re investigating the cause of several brush fires after a volunteer firefighter was charged with arson for one of them. They allege Jonathan Quiles used burning cotton ...

Eight Fire Island communities will pay additional Islip Town ... agency will otherwise continue to fund "eligible sand ...

Two people have been charged with starting some of the wildfires blazing through the Northeast amid dry weather conditions.

MEDFORD, Long Island -- A volunteer firefighter in was arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire in New York. Firefighter ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly admitting to setting one of the brush fires ...

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.

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island, New York, was arrested Tuesday after he intentionally started a brush fire, ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday after allegedly starting a brush fire intentionally that damaged ...

A volunteer firefighter has been charged after police said he intentionally started a brush fire on Long Island in New York ...

The arrest comes after a string of brush fires were reported in the New York and New Jersey areas. Approximately six fires ...