Massive, wind-whipped brush fires are raging across parts of Long Island's Pine Barrens region on Saturday, prompting a large ...

In late August to early September of 1995, the wind-whipped Sunrise Fire burned some 5,000 acres of the pine barrens on both sides of Sunrise Highway at Westhampton.

East End brush fires shocked some residents and evoked memories of those who lived through the Sunrise Fire of 1995.

A large brush fire broke out Saturday along Sunrise Highway on Long Island, burning through swaths of land and causing Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of ...

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

As of Sunday morning, the Long Island brush fire was 80% contained, but wind gusts of up to 40 mph continue to threaten the area. Here's the latest: ...

The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley still faced a high fire risk on Sunday, officials said.

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.

(Cheran Campbell/New York Air National Guard via AP) Firefighters respond to a brush fire in Suffolk County in New ... smoke from the fires in the Pine Barrens off Sunrise Highway in New York’s Long ...

Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon as dozens of fire departments responded to Long Island's Pine ... Police said portions of Sunrise Highway had to be closed due to ...