The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant ...

Advocates argue that we need trees now more than ever and that an increase in the timber harvest doesn’t make sense.

A recent study underscores how humanity’s success in extinguishing fires has allowed dead wood and other flammable material ...

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a ...

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...

A homeowner's failed attempt to make s'mores likely sparked this weekend's fast-moving brush fire on Long Island, Suffolk County Police said Monday.

Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives believe the cause is related to a fire that spread following an attempt to ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control the ...

As brush fires continue to burn in Long Island’s Pine Barrens, Governor Kathy Hochul provided an update on state efforts to ...