Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said last night the wildfire in the Westhampton pine barrens is nearly 80% contained. The ...

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.

By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...

Four separate wildfires blanketed Long Island’s East End with heavy smoke Saturday, prompting evacuations and threatening ...

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 ...

This photo provided by the New York Air National Guard shows smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York's Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Cheran Campbell ...

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as state agencies responded to fires in the Pine Barrens, a wooded area near commuter towns east of New York City. She warned that homes ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long ...

East end firefighters are battling wind-driven brush fires in the Pine Barrens along Sunrise Highway in Riverhead township tonight. The fires erupted at approximately 1:30 this afternoon and officials ...

The flames, which started around 1 p.m. on Saturday, have prompted evacuations and forced officials to close eastbound parts ...