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

Officials pronounced the Westhampton pine barrens fire 100 ... crediting volunteer firefighters from across Long Island and the New York National Guard for dumping water on the pine barrens blaze ...

Officials stated that due to the wind conditions, the fire could persist for several hours, or even days, as the winds continue to ignite the blaze.

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — A brush fire on New York’s Long Island that has burned 400 acres and prompted a response from 80 fire departments and 600 personnel is now 80% contained, according ...

Around 1 p.m., multiple wildfires broke out near Westhampton along a New York highway, Southhampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore said in a state of emergency declaration. The fires closed a portion of ...

Police cleared the buildings after finding no threat. Facebook/Westhampton Beach Village Police Department A second Long Island school district — Center Moriches — also received a phoned-in ...

Flames and heavy smoke are seen billowing from a brush fire on Long Island March 8, 2025. Courtesy Westhampton Beach Fire Department Hochul said the New York National Guard deployed multiple Black ...

The fire, in the Westhampton area ... fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in Long Island on Saturday.Credit...Cheran Campbell/New York Air National Guard, via Associated Press The ...

Paradegoers held signs saying, "Thank you," and firefighters and EMS workers who marched were greeted with raucous applause along the route Saturday.