wildfire

With more than 200 wildfires raging across areas of Canada, some regions of the United States may experience dangerous air quality conditions due to t...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The District 15 Wildfire Support Group, comprising about 25 firefighters from McKean and Potter counties, has been dispatched this wee...

While the Southern Tier region that includes Cattaraugus and Allegany counties received welcome precipitation the past few days, a statewide burn ban ...

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are reporting the death of a New York parks employee battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and Ne...

OLEAN — The Town of Olean’s Volunteer Fire Department will receive a federal grant of nearly a $22,000 toward the purchase of a new skid unit for figh...

While traces of smoke from Canadian wildfires has somewhat affected the air quality over Olean and Cattaraugus County the past few days, the area has ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Four years ago, the rise of remote work created a new version of the American dream: No longer forced to live close to the office, mi...

Fires are burning in western Canada and concerns about smoke from the north have already crept back into the collective consciousness of the northern ...

NORTHHUDSON(TNS)— State forest rangers and DEC civilian firefighters are in their fifth day of working to contain a wildfire that is impacting 5 to 6 ...

New York state’s annual springtime burn ban is in effect through May 15, a measure to limit wildfires. The time between March 15 and May 15 is traditi...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds residents that the annual statewide ban prohibiting brush burning will begin Wedne...

An air quality alert has been issued for all of Upstate New York because of drifting smoke from the Western wildfires. While air quality alerts are ge...

The Derrick City Volunteer Fire Department battled a wildfire Tuesday evening behind the Bradford Mall in Foster Township. The fire department did not...

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation’s annual ban on residential brush burning will begin March 16 and run through May 14. The ...

With early spring sun and gusts of wind in the 30-40 mph range Wednesday, conditions for wildfires have been optimal, leading the state to upgrade the...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — The team of the West Eldred Woodmen from Otto-Eldred High School was the overall winner of the 28th annual “Wild” Envirothon that cha...

It’s that time of year again when lack of snow and dry and windy conditions can cause brush and grass fires to spread, leading officials to prohibit r...

DERRICK CITY, Pa. — Environmental conditions obstructed efforts by local fire departments to put out a wildfire that broke out Monday afternoon in Der...