Due to the high risk of fires across Massachusetts, safety officials announced that outdoor fires are banned. Safety officials say this ban throughout Massachusetts communities includes fire pits, ...

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The National Weather Service again raised a Red Flag Warning for Berkshire County and all of Southern New England, while fire ...

WORCESTER - For the third time this month, Worcester has set a heat record. By noon Wednesday, Worcester had reached 75 ...

The Groveland and Newbury fire departments are banning all outdoor burning until further notice, per guidance issued by the State Fire Marshal.

A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for all of western Massachusetts for high brush fire danger.

A hundred brush and wildland blazes had been reported over the past week, state fire officials said last Friday.

Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure that gives the state auditor the power to audit the Legislature ...

A second day of record-breaking heat is in store for Massachusetts. These records are relatively young, set back in 2022, but they are very vulnerable in this very warm setup.

Brush fires can be difficult to fight ... In October there were about 200 wildfires reported, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS). The average is 15. Another 70 have been ...

BOSTON - Almost all of Massachusetts will be under a red flag warning ... Hundreds of acres in the state have been burned by ...

The Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts has recommended all local fire departments deny any fire-related permit requests and ban outdoor fires at least through Nov. 8, the statement said.