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 to Suffolk County officials.

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

The Westhampton brush fire that burned 400 acres of dry woodland forest and sparked a massive statewide response in eastern Suffolk County on Saturday has been fully knocked down, while arson ...

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 ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County. Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency Saturday as strong winds fueled a handful of brush fires on Long Island's east end. The largest and only remaining fire still burning at ...

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. By Chelsia Rose ...