For millions of New Yorkers in the concrete jungle and beyond, the spate of wildfires at their backdoor was unthinkable.

They allege Jonathan Quiles used burning cotton balls to spark a brush fire and a vehicle fire in Medford. Ray Tierney is the Suffolk County District Attorney. “There were a number of these very ...

Two people have been charged with starting some of the wildfires blazing through the Northeast amid dry weather conditions.

MEDFORD, Long Island -- A volunteer firefighter in was arrested for allegedly setting a brush fire in New York. Firefighter ...

Officials say Jonathan Quiles, 20, admitted to starting the blaze in Medford. — Amtrak service was disrupted for nearly 24 ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday after allegedly starting a brush fire intentionally that damaged ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly admitting to setting one of the brush fires ...

A volunteer firefighter on Long Island, New York, was arrested Tuesday after he intentionally started a brush fire, ...

A volunteer firefighter has been charged after police said he intentionally started a brush fire on Long Island in New York ...

The arrest comes after a string of brush fires were reported in the New York and New Jersey areas. Approximately six fires ...

Jonathan Quiles, a volunteer firefighter on Long Island, was arrested after being accused of intentionally sparking a brush ...