Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday announced an immediate "burn ban" for all of Long Island and New York City, and for parts of the ...

Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...

Firefighters in New York have knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island but officials say high ...

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

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

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

Rudy Sunderman, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, said Sunday that the fires were 100% "knocked down," which means there are no visible flames.

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

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across ... Westhampton Beach Fire Department The Southampton Town Police Department said Sunrise Highway reopened ...

Crews are battling brush fires on New York's Long Island ... East Moriches and Eastport have been extinguished, said Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Rudy Sunderman.