Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...

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

Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large ...

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

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a resident making s'mores, police said.

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

A state of emergency was declared by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and around 100 fire companies were reportedly deployed.

Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now ...

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

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

All four Long Island brush fires that sent soaring plumes of smoke into the air had been contained by Sunday afternoon, ...

Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ...