Leaders from 11 civic groups and three school districts requested this week that Brookhaven Town form a task force to propose ...

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.

Gratitude for our first responders courage and dedication is not enough. Government must act swiftly to strengthen prevention policies and remove dangerous wildfire fuel.

The White House has not said how many of the nation's 2.3 million civil-service workers it wants to fire and has given no numbers on the mass layoffs. Roughly 75,000 took a buyout offer last week.

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

Governor Hochul issues emergency measures and a burn ban in response to intense brush fires in Suffolk County, Long Island.

The wildfires that burned through more than 600 acres on Long Island probably originated from a backyard fire in Manorville, ...

“The individuals making the s’mores were unable to get the fire lit due to the winds, but they used cardboard to initially light that fire,” Catalina said at a news conference. “That person ...

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

The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a resident making s'mores, police said.

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

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