The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant ...
Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...
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.
Officials stated that due to the wind conditions, the fire could persist for several hours, or even days, as the winds continue to ignite the blaze.
Massive brush fires continue to burn in Long Island’s Pine Barrens, officials investigating potential arson, ABC 7 New York reports. Officials are probing the possibility of arson in connection to a ...
A homeowner's failed attempt to make s'mores likely sparked this weekend's fast-moving brush fire on Long Island, Suffolk ...
The wildfires that broke out over the weekend on New York's Long Island, scorching hundreds ... which burned in the Pine Barrens, was 100% contained and other fires were under control, authorities ...
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large ...
But strong air currents combined with dry conditions in the Long Island Pine Barrens could yet pose a problem, said Lewis Scott, the second assistant chief of the Westhampton Beach Fire Department.
The fires were declared 100% contained on Monday. A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept ...
A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York. The fire broke out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. It is spreading along the Sunrise Highway. A brush fire is ripping through Long ...