With the city Fire Department battling brush fires at a historic pace, the FDNY announced Sunday the creation of the FDNY’s first Brush Fire Task Force. Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker announced the initiative will include fire marshals,

It’s been a fall full of dry weather and wildfire battles across the Northeast, but while Fire Weather Warnings cover the region this week, there is some hope for relief in the extended forecast.

New York City hasn’t received a quarter inch of rain in a day since Sept. 29, while the streak stretches back to Sept. 7 for Philadelphia. But this week’s system could bring an inch of rain in some areas.

While it's another dry and windy week in the Northeast as wildfires continue to burn, the long range forecasts are optimistic for significant rain toward the end of the week.