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Long Island, wildfires and Suffolk county police department

S'mores eyed as suspected cause of Long Island wildfires

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.

The New York Times · 1h

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 were fully contained by Monday.

KAKE · 3h

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

A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine

Crews make progress on wind-fueled wildfires on Long Island

CBS New York on MSN · 14h

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds

Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to additional blazes.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Crews make progress on wind-fueled wildfires on Long Island, but risks remain

The state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services warned that wind gusts up to 40 mph were likely, complicating efforts to douse flames.

Long Island, Brush fires and Governor of New York

The Press Democrat · 43m

New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, a wooded area that is home to commuter towns east of New York City. She said homes, a chemical factory and an Amazon warehouse were at risk and more evacuations may be needed.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Wildfires break out on Long Island, NY, Hamptons officials declare state of emergency

At least two commercial structures have burned down, Suffolk County officials said. One firefighter suffered second-degree burns in the blazes.

CBS New York on MSN · 1d

Long Island brush fires trigger state of emergency in New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.

3hon MSN

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 ...

22h

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.

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 ...

Investigators seeking cause of massive Long Island Pine Barrens brush fires: Report

Massive brush fires continue to burn in Long Island’s Pine Barrens, officials investigating potential arson, ABC 7 New York ...

15hon MSN

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 ...

1don MSN

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.

11h

Crews on Long Island get upper hand of brushfires

Residents on Long Island are still shaken from the smoke and flames that dominated the skies over the weekend, but dozens of ...

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