The New York City fire department has responded to 229 brush fires from October 29 to Nov. 12, a record for any two-week period.
Parks department data shows firefighters responded to more than 400 fires in city parks between 2020 and August 2024.
As of Tuesday, the FDNY has responded to 229 brush fires across the five boroughs, Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker said.
In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday, onlookers gawked at a charred hilltop, where newly fallen leaves had already obscured ...
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More than 100 firefighters battled a brush fire in Prospect Park on Friday night that charred two acres of greenery, ...
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Brush fires in Prospect Park and South Brooklyn added to a spate in the region; expected rain on Sunday should bring some ...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A large brush fire broke out at Prospect Park in Brooklyn Friday night ... watch amid a historic ...
NEW YORK — New York City firefighters were looking for hot spots overnight in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, where a brush fire ...
Smoke may be seen or smelled across New York City on Saturday after a brush fire in Prospect Park was contained and wildfires ...