Dry leaves getting caught on hot exhausts were responsible for three lawn equipment fires in Litchfield, authorities said.

At 4:35 p.m., police responded to Flanders Road for a report of an active brush fire, Mount Olive police said. A passerby extinguished the fire prior to the officer’s arrival, police said. A witness ...

A Northern Westchester resident was able to keep a raging brush fire at bay with a hose until firefighters could arrive and save their home from the flames. The blaze happened on Wednesday, Oct. 16 ...