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Attempt to make s'mores blamed for wind-driven brush fires that swept across area of Long Island
NEW YORK (AP) — Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island ... after four wind-driven fires spread across large swaths of Long Island’s Pine Barrens region, ...
Tree-killing Southern pine beetles adding fuel for next fire, Suffolk County Executive Romaine says
Stemming the Southern pine beetle onslaught is one way to limit the amount of dead trees that lead to new growth and more ...
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Fires accidentally caused by family preparing s’mores, Suffolk officials say
The cause of the brush fires that ravished 400 acres on Long Island’s Pine Barrens have been ruled accidental.
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Long Island fire: Residents making s'mores in backyard likely caused New York fires, officials say
Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that ...
Fire and the Suffolk pine barrens share a natural history
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.
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Weekend Long Island wildfires sparked by s’mores fire gone wrong, Suffolk police say
Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ...
Aerial video shows large brush fire in Pine Barrens on Long Island
Moosehead Breweries said it's now selling the "Presidential Pack," of 1,461 cans of its Canadian Lagers, one for every day of ...
Connecticut brush fire risk high again Monday after weekend blazes
The Connecticut brush fire risk remains high Monday after weekend blazes, including one on Long Island that was visible ...