An assistant fire chief said things escalated quickly and the first crews on the scene called for help as it went to three alarms. "Crews got here and realized it was a wind-driven fire," he said.

Baltimore City Fire crews battled a massive row home fire in West Baltimore Friday morning. Around 4:26 a.m., BCFD said they were working to contain the fire, which engulfed 15 homes and displaced ...

"Our biggest problem is the wind," Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said. "It is driving this fire." New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were ...

A wind-whipped fire that started as a result of a wood-burning stove malfunction caused about $40,000 to an Exeter Township home Thursday evening, displacing the homeowners, fire officials said.

Firefighters Knock Down Wind-Driven Brush Fire on Long Island but Risk Remains With High Winds NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of ...

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This photo provided by the New York Air National Guard shows smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Cheran Campbell ...

NEW YORK — Firefighters in New York were continuing to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts would leave the region ...

Officials warned that continuing high winds Sunday could make the fire difficult to quickly put out. According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts of up to 30 mph were expected Sunday.