A proposed bill aims to address the rise in Connecticut brush fires by increasing fines and improving preparedness.

The Connecticut brush fire risk is high again Wednesday as at least 15 blazes have ignited across the state since Saturday.

Firefighting agencies around the state have extinguished at least 15 brush fires since Saturday, according to the state's Wildland Fire Reporting System. The map of fires around the state ...

Firefighters were seen battling a brush fire in the 400 block of Lake Street in Vernon Friday, though it was unclear what ...

New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. With the release ...

VERNON — Firefighters battled a brush fire in the 400 block of Lake Street in Vernon Friday, officials said. The Vernon Fire Department responded to the roughly one-acre brush fire around 2:30 p ...

and make sure if you do start a fire, you call 911 immediately,” Tom Trask, forest protection supervisor with CT DEEP, said. Their concern is more brush fires getting out of control like we saw ...