Long Island brush fires were caused by a resident trying to make s’mores - The Westhampton Pines Fire burned approximately ...

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

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

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

Following brush fires in Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban until March 16, when New York’s annual statewide ...

Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...

ALBANY — A new poll shows that New Yorkers’ growing opposition to President Donald Trump’s performance in his first weeks in ...

New York's governor triggered a burn ban for the area. She issued a prohibition on most types of outside camping, cooking and ...

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital, but have since been released. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a state of emergency for Suffolk County and a burn ban for Long Island, New York ...

The ban follows a state of emergency declared in Suffolk County by Hochul to deploy ground and air support to assist with the ...