Long Island brush fires trigger state of emergency in New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled several brush fires on Long Island.
Long Island brush fires caused by family cooking s'mores, Suffolk County officials say
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday announced an immediate "burn ban" for all of Long Island and New York City, and for parts of the ...
New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly. The fires were spewing thick gray smoke ...
New York Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency in response to Long Island brush fires
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled brush fires on Long Island. She said ...
Gov. Hochul issues burn ban for Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island
Following brush fires in Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a burn ban until March 16, when New York’s annual statewide ...
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12 Long Island residents alerted to possible measles exposure following new case
Cohen Children’s Medical Center, located near the border of Queens and Long Island, has identified 12 Suffolk County ...
Long Island reports first measles case of 2025, health officials say
New York’s first case of measles outside of New York City this year has been confirmed, according to the state Department of Health. The patient is reported to be less than five years old and a ...
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 ...
‘We're very concerned': Suffolk County reports 2nd rabid raccoon case since 2009
Suffolk County officials say they have another rabid raccoon case, nearly two months after reporting their first such case in ...
State of emergency declared as brush fires shut down roads in Long Island, New York
Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County as ...
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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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 ...