Five pine barrens forests set to undergo controlled burns this spring to combat wildfires
Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...
More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say
Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...
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S'mores eyed as suspected cause of Long Island wildfires
A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the ...
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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 ...
Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people making ...
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Fires accidentally caused by family preparing s’mores, Suffolk officials say
Officials said that the family making s’mores had difficulty getting the fire lit as strong winds blew through the area, and ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Failed s'mores-making attempt likely sparked Long Island fires
A homeowner's failed attempt to make s'mores likely sparked this weekend's fast-moving brush fire on Long Island, Suffolk ...
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After Long Island brush fires, Hochul issues burn ban
The ban follows a state of emergency declared in Suffolk County by Hochul to deploy ground and air support to assist with the ...
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Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina ... igniting a fire in Eastport and another fire in the publicly protected Pine Barrens region of West Hampton, according to Catalina.