The likely cause of Long Island’s major brush fires? S’mores.
The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, ...
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
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Suffolk County Police Say S’Mores May Have Sparked Brush Fires
Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...
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New York Guard, Sweden Develop New Partnership
LATHAM, N.Y. - While the New York National Guard’s headquarters staff wrestled with the challenge of deploying 6,500 Guard members to replace striking ...
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Hamptons Brush Fires Spark Fears of Historic 1995 Wildfires Repeating
Brush fires that scorched more than 600 acres of woodlands between Center Moriches and Westhampton on Saturday were under ...
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Brush fires on Long Island spark state of emergency
Three major brush fires scorched part of New York s Long Island on Saturday, triggering evacuations from a nearby military ...
Crews Using Payloaders, Bulldozers To Encircle LI Brush Fires: Supe
"The goal for today is to make sure we are 100 percent contained and also 100 percent extinguished." — Southampton Supervisor ...
New York wildfire: Roads closed as helicopters rain water over blazing pine barrens in Long Island
Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as state agencies responded to fires in the Pine Barrens, a wooded area ...
Update On State's Response
Governor Kathy Hochul today declared a State of Emergency in Suffolk County as multiple brush fires began Saturday afternoon. Currently, more than 30 ...
Long Island officials probe if cause of fires was ‘nefarious’ or natural
The brush fires were mostly contained by Sunday morning after burning about 600 acres, injuring two firefighters and ...