Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County as ...

W ind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people ...

Crews are battling brush fires on New York's Long Island amid dry conditions and strong wind gusts. An official estimate ...

Firefighters are making progress battling a series of brush fires on Long Island that burned over 400 hundred acres of land and prompted evacuations east of New York City, local officials say.

Brush fires have erupted in Long Island and near Brooklyn as strong winds in New York created an elevated fire risk Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. A special weather statement ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled growing brush fires on Long Island. The first fire started around 1 p.m. in Center Moriches in Suffolk County ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving brush fires fanned by high winds burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and prompting the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a burn ban for Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley, meaning outdoor fires are prohibited for the time being. "You may have a fire pit. Keep it contained.

The first 911 calls about the larger brush fires came in just before 1 p.m. Firefighters respond to a brush fire in Suffolk County in New York’s Long Island on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

The first 911 calls about the larger brush fires came in just before 1 p.m. Firefighters respond to a brush fire in Suffolk County in New York’s Long Island on Saturday, March 8, 2025.