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

A family attempting to make s’mores in their backyard accidentally sparked several brush fires that burned hundreds of acres ...

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives believe the cause is related to a fire that spread following an attempt to ...

Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...

A series of brush fires that scorched more than 600 acres on Long Island over the weekend may have been sparked by an attempt ...

A family trying to make s’mores at their Manorville home on Saturday morning accidentally caused the brush fire that burned ...

Residents in Center Moriches/Manorville tried to start a fire in their backyard around 9 a.m. Saturday to cook up the treat ...

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 amid ...

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

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital, but have since been released. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a state of emergency for Suffolk County and a burn ban for Long Island, New York ...

The fires broke out in the same vicinity of the Pine Barrens in which a much worse wind-driven blaze devastated thousands of acres along the Sunrise Highway in the late summer of 1995. Drought ...