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Westhampton brush fire knocked down, as Suffolk police arson probe gets underway
The Westhampton brush fire that burned 400 acres of dry woodland forest and sparked a massive statewide response in eastern Suffolk County on Saturday has been fully knocked down, while arson ...
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Residents making s'mores in their backyard likely caused Suffolk County brush fires, officials say
Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control but a burn ban remains in place. More than 90 fire departments and EMS crews, as well as the National Guard, ...
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Long Island brush fires caused by family cooking s'mores, Suffolk County officials say
Suffolk County Executive Edward P ... Scenes from Westhampton on Saturday evening as firefighters battled the brush fire. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Marie Baumann, who has lived on North ...
Brush fire on Long Island that has scorched 400 acres is 80% contained
A brush fire in Long Island, New York, that has burned through 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 personnel, is now 22% contained, according to Suffolk County officials ...
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Massive brush fires along Sunrise Highway on eastern Long Island prompt large emergency response
SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across ... Westhampton Beach Fire Department The Southampton Town Police Department said Sunrise Highway reopened ...
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Long Island brush fires investigated as arson as crews knock down last of four blazes
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 ...
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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
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 ...
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 prompting a state of emergency Saturday.
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Long Island brush fires trigger state of emergency in New York
Crews are battling brush fires on New York's Long Island ... East Moriches and Eastport have been extinguished, said Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Rudy Sunderman.
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It’s fire season: Here’s why and how state forest rangers conduct prescribed burns
The State Department of Environmental Conservation plans to conduct prescribed burns on certain DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County between now and early May.
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Long Island brush fire is 22% contained, as firefighters battle high winds
Firefighters are making progress battling a series of brush fires on Long Island ... Rudy Sunderman, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, said ...