An 18-year-old New York forest ranger died Saturday while battling one of many wildfires burning through several thousand acres across the tri-state. Dariel Vasquez had been deployed to Sterling Forest in Orange County,

Health advisories were issued for parts of New York and northeastern New Jersey due to unhealthy air quality from the smoke.

A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday. The Eastern Dutchess County Fire and Rescue said the New York state forestry service reported that the worker died when a tree fell on him Saturday afternoon as he battled a major brush fire along the New York-New

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

A New York forest ranger died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday.

A New York State forest ranger died while helping fight one of the many brush fires raging across New York and New Jersey on Saturday as the area reels from the blazes fed by drought conditions.