The FDNY is intensifying efforts to address the growing threat of lithium-ion battery fires, which have caused 171 fires in 2024 so far. These fires, often linked to e-bikes and electric scooters ...

Scaffolding can be seen on Google Maps images. No building stability issues were discovered, FDNY said. A deputy chief on the scene referred to the scaffolding as a "sidewalk shed." Video captured ...

Now, the FDNY has created its first Brush Fire Task Force, composed of fire marshals, fire inspectors and tactical drones. "By creating this task force, we are taking real action to prevent brush ...

The FDNY said reports of smoke and flames came in just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from a large area inside the park, near Seaman Avenue and West 207th Street. It took 140 firefighters and EMS ...

The FDNY has deployed around 140 firefighters to battle a blaze in Manhattan's Inwood Park. The fire, which broke out around 3 p.m. According to officials, the fire is located on a steep ...

INWOOD, Manhattan -- The FDNY is battling an extensive brush fire that erupted in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon. Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread ...

New York City’s ongoing drought has sparked a record 215 brush fires in just the past two weeks, FDNY officials said Wednesday. The number of brush fires this year was significantly higher than ...

Firefighters battled a bushfire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park through the night Wednesday as two additional blazes ignited at other city parks amid a record-shattering dry spell in the Big Apple.

FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker on Wednesday added his name to the list of leaders warning about the threat posed by brush fires and, amid parched conditions, the need to stay vigilant or risk ...

The FDNY responded to 229 brush fires between Oct. 29 and Nov. 12, marking the highest number recorded in a two-week period in city history, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. The Bronx ...