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

An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk ...

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

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

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

The Long Island brush fires that injured two firefighters and damaged two buildings were started by a person cooking s’mores, ...

Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services Commissioner Rudy Sunderman said the fire will not be considered ...

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

Police in New York say multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were ...

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said the "operating theory" is that a fire was started at about 9:30 a.m.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.

As of Sunday morning, the Long Island brush fire was 80% contained, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph continue to threaten the ...