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Franklin Fire, burning near Pepperdine University, prompts evacuation orders
Firefighters continue to battle the flames of a 2,200-acre wildfire that started Monday night, prompting evacuation orders, road closures and school closures in Malibu near Pepperdine University.
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Police say ‘Big Rusty Wildfire' in Burlington County is ‘suspicious'
A wildfire that ignited next to a large piece of art and came dangerously close to nearby homes in Burlington County earlier this week is now considered to be suspicious.
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Wedding ring found in ashes of home burned down in California wildfire
A Camarillo family found a wedding ring in the field of ashes after the Mountain Fire destroyed their home.
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Why is Canadian smoke lingering so long, and why is it worse in the afternoons?
The tri-state area, along with most of the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, continues to choke under prolonged exposure to the dense smoke filtering in from Quebec, Canada this week. It is the result of a “perfect storm” of phenomena coming together in the wrong place and at the wrong time. First, there are the fires themselves. They are producing copious…
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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Hundreds asked to evacuate in NY after wildfire breaches containment line
Windy conditions have renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted a voluntary evacuation for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border. The New York Parks Department says the voluntary evacuation on Saturday impacted about 165 houses in Warwick, New York, as firefighters continued working to tame the Jennings Creek blaze....
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Voluntary evacuation order for homes near Jennings Creek wildfire
More than 150 homes were under a voluntary evacuation order over the weekend after the wildfire breached the containment line. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Firefighters are closer to taming the Jennings Creek wildfire
Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze.
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Firefighters make progress against Jennings Creek Fire
News 4’s Sarah Wallace got exclusive access to a major firefighting effort to control the Jennings Creek Fire.
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Here's why it smells like smoke outside today
Don’t be surprised if you smell smoke from time to time this week as current fires burn and new ones flare up. After meager rainfall Sunday night, we’ve been back in high fire danger mode since Tuesday. Most of the area is under a fire weather watch, while a red flag warning is in place for Connecticut’s Fairfield County....
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Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4
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2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid NJ drought warning
New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning forest in New York state. A park in Manhattan caught fire. And authorities in two states revealed criminal charges Wednesday against people accused of setting some of the wildfires that have plagued the northeast U.S. in recent weeks. The actions came as conditions...
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Volunteer firefighter allegedly sparked Long Island brush fire on purpose
In a shocking twist on Long Island, police said a volunteer firefighter intentionally set a brush fire in Medford on Tuesday, and has since been charged. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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NJ under drought warning as Jennings Creek wildfire burns more than 4,000 acres
Unrelenting wildfires continue to rage across the tri-state, as firefighters slowly get a handle on the Jennings Creek Fire along the New York and New Jersey border. It’s 30 percent contained but thousands of acres are still burning. And because of the lack of rain and dropping reservoirs, New Jersey issued a drought warning — here’s what that means for...
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Multiple brush fires break out at Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
At least two brush fires broke out at an upper Manhattan park, FDNY officials said, one of which was not yet under control as of Wednesday evening.
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NJ issues first drought warning since 2016. Limits on water could come next
With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection held an online hearing Tuesday on the conditions. But they would not answer questions, including whether any part of the state is...
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Volunteer firefighter arrested for allegedly starting Long Island brush fire
A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly admitting to setting one of the brush fires that swept through the town of Medford earlier in the day, according to a local official. Investigators were battling nearly a half-dozen small brush fires in Medford Tuesday. They put them out by the evening after fighting them for roughly…
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Crews battling brush fires on Long Island, as gusty winds complicate fire fight
The battle against wildfires in the tri-state got even tougher, as crews were battling flames being fueled by gusty winds. New fires have popped up in Suffolk County on Long Island as well. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports
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Wind fuels growing wildfires in New York and New Jersey
The dry, windy conditions are fueling another day of wildfires across the area, as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a burn ban for the entire state through the end of November. It comes as crews try to get a handle on the Jennings Creek Wildfire burning on the New York-New Jersey border, as it remains only 20% contained. NBC...
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NJ will issue a drought warning. Mandatory water restrictions could come next
With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon. The state Department of Environmental Protection held an online hearing Tuesday on the conditions. But they would not answer questions, including whether any part of the state is...