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Long Island, wildfires and Suffolk county police department

ABC News on MSN · 2h

S'mores eyed as suspected cause of Long Island wildfires

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a resident making s'mores, police said.

The New York Times · 58m

Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They were fully contained by Monday.

Police: Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores

A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine

3 brush fires burning in Suffolk County

ABC7 New York on MSN · 1h

Residents making s'mores in their backyard likely caused Suffolk County brush fires, officials say

Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now know how they started. More than 90 fire departments and EMS crews, as well as the National Guard,

Suffolk launches arson investigation as East End brush fires continue to burn

The Suffolk County police arson squad is investigating the fire, according to Mike Martino, a spokesman for Suffolk Supervisor Ed Romaine. Suffolk police Romain's office could not immediately provide details on what initiated the arson probe or whether all the brush fires resulted from the arson.

Three brush fires burning in Suffolk County

Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday. The risk is getting bigger and bigger. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 rattled the Los Angeles area early Sunday afternoon.

Long Island Business News3h

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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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.

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 ...

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All 4 Long Island brush fires contained, 2 firefighters hurt, 2 buildings damaged

All four Long Island brush fires that sent soaring plumes of smoke into the air had been contained by Sunday afternoon, ...

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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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Authorities investigate possibility of arson as origin of Long Island fires

Arson could be the cause of several wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring ...

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New York Wildfire Update: Maps, Tracker Show Counties Under Threat

A state of emergency was declared by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and around 100 fire companies were reportedly deployed.

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Suffolk Police: Backyard fire in Manorville believed to have caused wildfire that burned 400 acres of pine barrens Saturday

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

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