Unprecedented levels of drought and annual increases in fire weather conditions are triggering a growing trend of fire danger throughout the Northeast United States, some of which was recently seen in New Jersey and New York. …Drought played an integral role in the fires’ spread, with NOAA calling the Fall 2024 drought “historic” in a tweet on Oct. 31. “48 states have some drought, the most in Drought Monitor history,” NOAA said. “87.2% of the Lower 48 and 73.2% of the US are Abnormally Dry (D0) or in drought, both Drought Monitor records.” …People living throughout the Northeast U.S. can expect more fire weather in the future driven by human-induced climate change through the burning of fossil fuels, according to climate change research institute Climate Central. … Most eastern areas in the analysis saw increases in annual fire weather days since 1973, with around 3o% of areas seeing no change or a decrease.