Five pine barrens forests set to undergo controlled burns this spring to combat wildfires
Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...
More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say
Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...
Hindustan Times21d
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 spreading along the Sunrise Highway. A brush fire is ripping through Long ...
CBS News21d
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Officials pronounced the Westhampton pine barrens fire 100% knocked down ... crediting volunteer firefighters from across Long Island and the New York National Guard for dumping water on the ...
The New York Times23d
Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
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 State Times2d
Long Island Brush Fire Breaks Out Across The Pine Barrens
Ollie Sweeney, Contributing Writer Earlier this month, a devastating wildfire ripped across Sunrise Highway on Long Island.
Indiatimes21d
New York wildfire: Roads closed as helicopters rain water over blazing pine barrens in Long Island
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 ...
ABC News20d
Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
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 ...
New York Daily News22d
Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore
Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday as dozens of fire departments and the ... broke out on the South Shore of Long Island, scorching the Pine Barrens and spreading for miles ...
Yahoo22d
New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
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 ...
NBC New York22d
Hochul declares state of emergency for massive Long Island brush fires
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long Island's Pine Barrens to gain control of massive brush fires fueled by ...
The Associated Press on MSN21d
Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island ... four separate fires broke out across large swaths of Long Island’s Pine Barrens ...