Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday announced an immediate "burn ban" for all of Long Island and New York City, and for parts of the Hudson Valley. The ban prohibits igniting any outdoor fires to remove brush ...

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

The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, ...

This image from video provided by Andrew Tallon shows smoke from fires in New York’s Long Island, on Saturday, March 8, 2025, seen from Southampton, N.Y. (Andrew Tallon via AP) Firefighters respond to ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC ... More than 90 different fire departments, EMS agencies and the National Guard battled the flames from the brush fires that started around 1 p.m. Saturday ...

Fire crews in Suffolk County contended with strong winds as they responded to at least four separate brush fires that began Saturday afternoon and quickly spread, Suffolk County Fire Coordinator ...

An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk ...

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

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island -- Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now know how they started. More than 90 fire ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.