Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that ...

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

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

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

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

Fire officials in Suffolk County say that a s’mores-making incident this past weekend caused some of the worst brush fires Long Island has seen in three ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency over the weekend due to wildfires along the only major road ...

New York's governor triggered a burn ban for the area. She issued a prohibition on most types of outside camping, cooking and warming fires in Long Island, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley amid ...

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.

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital, but have since been released. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a state of emergency for Suffolk County and a burn ban for Long Island, New York ...

The fires broke out in the same vicinity of the Pine Barrens in which a much worse wind-driven blaze devastated thousands of acres along the Sunrise Highway in the late summer of 1995. Drought ...