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Long Island, fire and wildfires

Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a resident making s'mores, police said.

ABC11 · 1h

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."

Gothamist · 1h

Weekend Long Island wildfires sparked by s’mores fire gone wrong, Suffolk police say

Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ban.

Long Island, brush fire and Governor of New York

CBS New York on MSN · 11h

Long Island brush fire is 100% knocked down, but flare-ups are still a concern, officials say

The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers worked all day on Sunday to contain the perimeter.

FOX 5 New York on MSN · 22h

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 area. Here's the latest:

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

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 into the sky and closed a major highway on Saturday.

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Attempt to make s’mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island

Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...

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Fire and the Suffolk pine barrens share a natural history

Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.

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Authorities investigate possibility of arson as origin of Long Island fires

Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring ...

Aerial video shows large brush fire in Pine Barrens on Long Island

Moosehead Breweries said it's now selling the "Presidential Pack," of 1,461 cans of its Canadian Lagers, one for every day of ...

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Tree-killing Southern pine beetles adding fuel for next fire, Suffolk County Executive Romaine says

Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...

Gov. Hochul issues burn ban for Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island

Following brush fires in Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban until March 16, when New York’s annual statewide ...

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The Hamptons, Long Island brush fire map: Blaze erupts in Pine Barrens, spreads along Sunrise Highway

A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York. The fire broke out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. It is ...

Massive wildfires spread for miles across South Shore of Long Island

Dozens of fire departments and the National Guard were working on Saturday to extinguish multiple wildfires scorching the Pine Barrens and spreading for miles along the Sunrise Highway.

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