DEEP said prescribed burns are an important land management practice, and it plans and administers controlled burns every year for various reasons. It said it is a valuable tool for maintaining ...

The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Cool air will spread across much of the western United States today. As this occurs, showers and mountain snow will dot the West Coast and Rockies.

Connecticut and neighboring areas Massachusetts are under elevated risk from brush fires Friday amid dry and breezy ...

This is the time of the year, between March and May, when we get the bulk of our brush fires. It’s due to a combination of ...

Connecticut's largest waste management investment to date will help nine communities develop recycling and composting ...

The risk posed by brush fires is high Wednesday for most of Connecticut, with the exception of Litchfield County, state ...

With spring in Connecticut comes the persistent whine and pungent exhaust fumes of gas-powered leaf blowers as they prepare ...

Hamden starts its curbside brush and leaf pickup March 24, which residents worry will disturb the bees and other pollinators ...

But in the wake of the Los Angeles’ January fire storms, their release coincides with renewed public anxiety over wildfire risk, the state’s fragile home ... foot circle around their property free of ...

Haddam firefighters put out a brush fire Saturday that burned through much of a Saybrook Road homeowner’s yard, including ...

Fire crews kept busy on Saturday battling brush fires in parts of Connecticut all brought on by prolonged dry weather with low humidity. The risk of dangerous brush fires was high this weekend.