Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...

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

Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people making ...

The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island​ is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers ...

A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the ...

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

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

Officials said that the family making s’mores had difficulty getting the fire lit as strong winds blew through the area, and ...

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

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

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

A homeowner's failed attempt to make s'mores likely sparked this weekend's fast-moving brush fire on Long Island, Suffolk ...