Brush fires have erupted in Long Island and near Brooklyn as strong winds in New York created an elevated fire risk Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. A special weather statement ...

A wooded area where trees caught fire on Old Riverhead Road in Westhampton on Sunday. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone Suffolk County police crime scene investigators and arson investigators probe ...

The smoke from fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has far greater health impacts than smoke from wildfires in remote areas, new research finds. The study, published this ...

TWO DIFFERENT FIRES HERE TONIGHT. SO THAT IS WHAT IS A LITTLE BIT STRANGE. THE FIRES ARE BOTH OUT, BUT BEHIND US HERE YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS STILL HERE AND THE ENTIRE GROCERY STORE IS ...

The section of the pine barrens that burned in the Westhampton brush fire on Saturday is expected to recover with new plant life and wildlife, experts said. The pine barrens are a "fire dependent ...

Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday's brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to a backyard in Manorville. Officials said Monday that the fires were ...

A state of emergency has been issued in New York as brush fires sweep through swathes of Long Island and near Brooklyn. Firefighters are battling the flames with National Guard helicopters ...

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 ...

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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.

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large emergency response to control ...

For many immigrants in the community, the fires also dealt a unique economic challenge. Cesar is a day laborer who occasionally finds work through the Pasadena Community Job Center, a local ...