The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Saturday issued a statewide ban on open flames and grills at all state parks and forests because of a prolonged dry spell that has ...

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on ...

Firefighters continue to battle wildfires across Connecticut as a state of emergency has been declared due to extreme dry ...

This means visitors are asked not to use grills, make firepits or light any fires outdoors, or use ATVs that don't have spark arresters.

East Lyme ― Firefighters on Friday returned to the site of Thursday’s brush fire off Interstate 95 after it was determined it ...

Funeral arrangements for fallen Wethersfield firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr., who died in a utility task vehicle crash ...

VIDEO: Reignited campfire caused Hawthorne brush fire; Governor declares state of emergency ...

Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon in response to critical fire weather conditions which have already spawned a large fire in central Connecticut that has claimed a life, ...

Connecticut officials say incursions by aircraft, drones and hikers have delayed water drops in the area of the Berlin brush ...

The wake will occur on Sunday from 2-7 p.m., while the funeral will happen on Monday at 11 a.m. Road closures have been ...

Flags are at half-staff this weekend in seven U.S. states to honor the memory and passing of several public servants and others recently, following proclamations from federal and state officials.