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Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday's brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to a backyard in Manorville. Officials said Monday that the fires were ...

ALBANY — New York City, Long Island and most of the Hudson Valley are under a burn ban until March 16 amid dry conditions and gusty winds. The ban comes as crews have knocked down brush fires ...

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

Firefighters on New York's Long Island gained control of a wind-driven brush fire in the Pine Barrens on Sunday, about a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said ...

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — A brush fire on New York’s Long Island that has burned 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 personnel is now 80% contained, according ...

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 ...

Crews are battling brush fires on New York's Long Island amid dry conditions and strong wind gusts. An official estimate Sunday said the wildfire in Westhampton, Suffolk County is 80% contained ...

LONG ISLAND (PIX11) — More than 70 fire departments and agencies are working to extinguish a brush fire on Long Island that began Saturday afternoon. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of ...