The Lower Hudson Valley and other parts of New York are under an early burn ban ahead of a statewide ban that starts Sunday, March 16.

East End brush fires shocked some residents and evoked memories of those who lived through the Sunrise Fire of 1995.

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

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said that detectives traced the cause of the brush fires to a home in Manorville.

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

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

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 ...

Officials said that the family making s’mores had difficulty getting the fire lit as strong winds blew through the area, and ...

A homeowner's failed attempt to make s'mores likely sparked this weekend's fast-moving brush fire on Long Island, Suffolk ...

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

Approximately 90 fire and emergency services agencies converged on Westhampton to battle brush fires that culminated in a ...