Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, ...

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a ...

Firefighters in New York continued to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday.

Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family's attempt to make s'mores.

Due to the efforts of hundreds of first responders from across Long Island, and the rapid response of state officials, the ...

Investigators have determined that the brush fires that burned more than 400 acres of Long Island’s Pine Barrens over the weekend were caused by a family’s backyard bonfire while making s’mores. Fire ...

Long Island brush fires were caused by a resident trying to make s’mores - The Westhampton Pines Fire burned approximately ...