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Brush fire on Long Island that has scorched 400 acres is 80% contained
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 ...
Newsday29d
Firefighters to battle Westhampton brush fire on Sunday, with state of emergency in effect
Firefighters from dozens of departments are continuing their battle against the Westhampton brush fire on Sunday, after blazes spread for miles across eastern Long Island on Saturday. While some ...
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Long Island volunteers still working to contain Westhampton wildfire
Long Island volunteers worked through the night in Westhampton to contain the last of four wildfires that sparked Saturday afternoon on eastern Long Island, prompting an emergency response from ...
abc7NY28d
Long Island brush fires investigated as arson as crews knock down last of four blazes
Westhampton Beach Fire Department Hundreds of drivers had ... Governor Hochul also implemented a burn ban for Long Island, New York City and parts of the Hudson Valley due to gusty winds and ...
New York Post29d
‘Massive’ wildfires erupt on Long Island, sparking state of emergency and evacuations as flames threaten homes
The fires — in Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport and Westhampton — blanketed part’s of Long Island’s East End shortly after 1 p.m., filling the sky with thick black smoke ...
ABC News27d
Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
Smoke billows from fires in New York's Long Island, Mar. 8 ... Mar. 8, 2025, in Westhampton, New York. Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images The fires in Suffolk County are "100% contained," Amanda ...
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.
NBC New York29d
Long Island brush fires mostly contained, arson investigators looking for cause
Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday as strong winds fueled a handful of brush fires on Long Island's east end ... at the end of the day was in Westhampton, near Gabreski Airport ...
New York Daily News29d
Gov. Hochul declares state of emergency as wildfires rage on Long Island’s South Shore
while a Westhampton fire was 50% contained. Shortly before 7 p.m., New York Attorney General Letitia James tweeted about the blazes. “My heart is with our communities on Long Island as they ...
The New York Times1mon
Long Island Wildfire Is Under Control, Officials Say
But strong air currents combined with dry conditions in the Long Island Pine Barrens could yet pose a problem, said Lewis Scott, the second assistant chief of the Westhampton Beach Fire Department.
New York Post28d
Tough Long Island biz owner saves truck by driving it away from wildfire — while it’s in flames
“Every fire department on Long Island was here ... East Moriches, Eastport and Westhampton. “The Apache helicopters were dropping 500-gallon buckets of water right here,” Cirillo said.