sunrise highway long island

Long Island, State of Emergency and fire

Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response

Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control the blazes that led to a local State of Emergency in the town of Southampton in Suffolk County.

NBC New York on MSN · 2d

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 strong winds.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly. The fires were spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and closed a major highway on Saturday.

Long Island, Brush fires

USA TODAY on MSN · 15h

Long Island fires likely caused by person making backyard s'mores, authorities say

The current "operating theory" is that the fires were sparked accidentally in a backyard near Sunrise Highway, authorities said on Monday.

ABC13 Houston · 19h

Long Island fire: Residents making s'mores in backyard likely caused New York fires, officials say

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

The New York Times · 19h

Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say

The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley ...

2don MSN

‘Massive’ wildfires erupt on Long Island, sparking state of emergency and evacuations as flames threaten homes

Four separate fires blanketed Long Island’s East End Saturday, as thick black smoke filled the sky, threatening homes ...

Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore

Dozens of fire departments and the National Guard were working on Saturday to extinguish multiple wildfires scorching the ...

FOX 5 New York on MSN1d

Long Island brush fire: Crews knock down blaze but wind threats remain

As of Sunday morning, the Long Island brush fire was 80% contained, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph continue to threaten the ...

2don MSN

Long Island officials probe if cause of fires was ‘nefarious’ or natural

The brush fires were mostly contained by Sunday morning after burning about 600 acres, injuring two firefighters and ...

ABC7 New York on MSN1d

Burn ban in effect for Long Island, New York City and Hudson Valley after Suffolk County brush fire

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 ...

2don MSN

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 ...

Cristian Sanchez charged with DWI after crash into police vehicle on Sunrise Highway in Yaphank

Sanchez was arrested by Suffolk County’s Street Takeover Task Force and charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated. In New York State, an individual can be charged with "aggravated" DWI when ...

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