Due to the current and forecasted weather conditions, Chief Ramie Reader said the Essex Fire Department is implementing a ban on all open-air fires, including fires associated with ...

There are 126 Connecticut brush fires that are being monitored and five active scenes in Berlin, Bristol, East Lyme, Oxford ...

Forty aviators, firefighters, and support personnel from the Connecticut National Guard were activated to assist local and ...

With more than 100 fires burning across Connecticut as of Monday morning, it’s been a challenging past couple of weeks for local and state fire crews.

After two weeks of battling the forest blaze, fire officials announced Sunday that they were moving into a patrol phase.

Authorities say there are potentially more challenges coming up this week and it could be months before the state is really ...

“Prolonged dry spells, low humidity, and high temperatures create an environment where vegetation becomes highly flammable,” Cruz wrote in an email to The Argus. Fire permits will no longer be issued ...

Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme is closed due to an active brush fire, according to the East Lyme Fire Service. The fire ...

A 20-person crew from California, known as the “Hotshots” is assisting at Rocky Neck State Park after being reassigned from their previous work on the Hawthorne Fire,” according to Fowler. The fire ...

Crews are tackling fires all across Connecticut as the current dry weather continues to play a role. This includes the large Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, which has been burning for nearly two weeks now.