Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.
The Suffolk County Police Department released the following statement on March 10 on the brush fires in the pine barrens this ...
Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said last night the wildfire in the Westhampton pine barrens is nearly 80% contained. The ...
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said the "operating theory" is that a fire was started at about 9:30 a.m.
Firefighters have gained control over much of the Pine Barrens wildfires that scorched hundreds of acres along Sunrise … ...
The Lower Hudson Valley and other parts of New York are under an early burn ban ahead of a statewide ban that starts Sunday, March 16.
Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday, March 8 after multiple fire departments and emergency services battled ...
By Stephen J. Kotz A series of small brush fires that hopscotched their way from Manorville east culminated in an explosive ...