Red flag warnings are in place across the Northeast, running from the Boston area south through the D.C. region and increasing the fire threat in a zone that has seen barely a drop of rain in more ...

Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast.

An air quality warning was issued for New York City, following a series of wildfires across the Tri-State area.

The Northeastern U.S. is experiencing ongoing drought conditions, which is helping to fuel an uptick in fire danger. For ...

Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes as it exploded by thousands of acres, injuring people and destroying homes in ...

A wildfire in Ventura County, California, has prompted thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes.

The fire was in an “extremely dense” part of Prospect Park on a hill, and there were no structures nearby to be threatened, ...

For the latest news on the blaze, read USA TODAY's updates on the fire for Friday ... Trevor Johnson said suppression efforts ...

Fire officials gave a preliminary count of the number of structures destroyed by the Mountain Fire, pegging it at 132, mostly homes. Another 88 have been damaged, they said at a news conference ...

The region northwest of Los Angeles has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years. The Mountain Fire ...

Nearly 150 million Americans are impacted by the ongoing drought, according to the US Drought Monitor. Its map released at ...

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease.