The annual brush burning ban in New York State is set to start Sunday, March 16. From March 16 through May 14, residents are ...

The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...

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

Investigators believe the initial backyard blaze started when a Long Island resident used cardboard to ignite a fire to make ...

Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday following multiple wildfires that broke out on the South Shore of ...

"While they were attacking the fire, they conducted a search and found a victim in the bedroom," the fire chief said.

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

Dozens of investigators tasked with determining the origin of Saturday’s brush fires on Long Island have linked the blazes to ...

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

An attempt to make s'mores accidentally sparked the massive brush fires that impacted the East End of Long Island, Suffolk County police said Monday.

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