Governor Hochul also implemented a burn ban for Long Island, New York City and parts of the Hudson Valley due to gusty winds and lower humidity -- in effect now through March 16 when the statewide ...

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Massive brush fires that raged across Long Island over the weekend may have been caused by someone trying to cook s’mores for breakfast. Residents north of Sunrise Highway in Manorville tried to ...

New York's governor triggered a burn ban for the area. She issued a prohibition on most types of outside camping, cooking and warming fires in Long Island, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region ...

So that is the operating theory right now." Smoke billows from fires in New York's Long Island, Mar. 8, 2025, seen from Southampton, N.Y. Catalina said the department has 25 arson investigators ...

Fast-moving brush fires fueled by high winds burned through a large area of Long Island, New York, causing significant smoke and prompting evacuations. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency.

By Lola Fadulu The wildfires that broke out on Long Island Saturday afternoon and spread ... the acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Gov. Hochul implemented a burn ban beginning Sunday for New York City, Long Island and sections of the Hudson Valley, making it illegal to start an outdoor fire for brush and debris disposal.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County. Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air.

Firefighters on New York's Long Island gained control of a wind-driven brush fire in the Pine Barrens on Sunday, about a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said ...

Crews are battling brush fires on New York's Long Island amid dry conditions and strong wind gusts. An official estimate Sunday said the wildfire in Westhampton, Suffolk County is 80% contained ...