Firefighters seek to contain wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
Firefighters in New York continued to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday.
Tree-killing beetles adding fuel for next fire, says Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine
Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...
Authorities investigate possibility of arson as origin of Long Island fires while increased winds ramp up fire risk
Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring ...
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Fire risk remains high on Long Island after brush fires
The fire danger remains high on Long Island as officials work to quell wind-driven brush fires that broke out Saturday in ...
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25 Suffolk detectives probe cause of East End fires
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine emphasized the danger posed by the dead trees. "While it may not have been a major contributing factor, nevertheless, should a fire start up, these trees are ...
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Long Island brush fire is 22% contained, as firefighters battle high winds
Rudy Sunderman, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, said Sunday that the ...
Tough Long Island biz owner saves truck by driving it away from wildfire — while it’s in flames
Mark Cirillo, 64, battled to save AutoGate Systems Inc., his business of the last 20 years, as flames closed in on his shop in Westhampton Beach on Saturday and eventually burned down a shed he used ...