New research reveals that rising temperatures may reduce the effectiveness of natural mosquito repellents like citronellal ...

They can save your life, or go off when nothing's wrong. Here's what to do if your smoke alarm is giving you fits.

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...

The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley ...

Suffolk County authorities are investigating whether an arsonist is responsible for this weekend's brush fires that blackened more than 600 acres on Long Island's East End and has firefighters ...

The native insect that feasts on the short-lived conifers has exploded throughout much of the state’s northeastern region at ...

Tucked beneath snow-capped mountains in Montana, the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory is unlike any other lab in the country. It's where scientists are starting fires to better understand how ...

When downed trees are attacked by beetles, the wood becomes more flammable, demonstrating another way insects can alter the ...

Investigators believe the initial backyard blaze started when a Long Island resident used cardboard to ignite a fire to make s’mores and it spread quickly. The initial fire was extinguished by ...

Alexandra Bialousow, 40, of Myrtle Beach, was arrested Thursday on charges of negligently allowing fire to spread beyond her land or property and starting a fire in woodlands, grasslands or other ...

A fire temporarily closed Zamora Mini Market in mid-February. The Feb. 19 closure was one of three reported in Fresno County ...