Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response
Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control the blazes that led to a local State of Emergency in the town of Southampton in Suffolk County.
Massive Long Island brush fires likely caused by someone trying to cook s’mores for breakfast
Residents in Center Moriches/Manorville tried to start a fire in their backyard around 9 a.m. Saturday to cook up the treat despite heavy winds.
Hochul declares state of emergency for massive Long Island brush fires
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long Island’s Pine Barrens to gain control of massive brush fires fueled by strong winds.
State of emergency as large brush fire burns along Sunrise Highway on Long Island
A large brush fire broke out Saturday along Sunrise Highway on Long Island, burning through swaths of land and causing Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency.
Fires reported along Sunrise Highway on the East End
A Suffolk County Police Department spokesperson said Sunrise Highway is closed in both directions at the Railroad Avenue overpass in Center Moriches due to brush fires in the area. Southampton police Det.
‘Massive’ wildfires erupt on Long Island, sparking state of emergency and evacuations as flames threaten homes
Four separate fires blanketed Long Island’s East End Saturday, as thick black smoke filled the sky, threatening homes ...
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Residents making s'mores in their backyard likely caused Suffolk County brush fires, officials say
Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...
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Long Island fire: Residents making s'mores in backyard likely caused New York fires, officials say
Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...
New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly. The fires were spewing thick gray smoke ...
Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore
Dozens of fire departments and the National Guard were working on Saturday to extinguish multiple wildfires scorching the ...
Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley ...
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Long Island brush fire: Crews knock down blaze but wind threats remain
As of Sunday morning, the Long Island brush fire was 80% contained, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph continue to threaten the ...
Cristian Sanchez charged with DWI after crash into police vehicle on Sunrise Highway in Yaphank
Sanchez was arrested by Suffolk County’s Street Takeover Task Force and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated. In New York State, an individual can be charged with "aggravated" DWI when ...
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Burn ban in effect for Long Island, New York City and Hudson Valley after Suffolk County brush fire
The fires broke out in the same vicinity of the Pine Barrens in which a much worse wind-driven blaze devastated thousands of acres along the Sunrise Highway in the late summer of 1995. Drought ...