An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near the New York-New Jersey border that sent smoke drifting across New York City,

Crews continued battling several wildfires in northern New Jersey and Orange County, New York on Sunday.The Jennings Creek wildfire has been burning since Friday, impacting parts of West Milford, New Jersey and Greenwood Lake,

The young forest ranger was among those battling a massive wildfire that has spread in New Jersey and New York.

Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast U.S. has been disrupted or delayed, after a fire broke out near a train route in New York City

A fire that broke out near train tracks in the Bronx has led to all Amtrak service between NY Penn Station and New Haven getting suspended for the rest of Tuesday, according to the transit agency.

As efforts to battle a wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border continue, much of southern New York is now under a red flag warning, pointing to a heightened risk of additional fires. The Jennings Creek Wildfire has burned through thousands of acres in northern New Jersey and New York's Orange County,

A wildfire that's consumed thousands of acres is only 10% contained after rains helped firefighters control some of the flames.