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After Long Island wildfires, pine barrens need controlled burns, ecologists say
Quite the opposite, ecologists argue: Long Island’s pine barrens have burned too little in recent years. If wildfires must be suppressed for public safety, ecologists say, forest managers need ...
CBS News28d
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
Officials pronounced the Westhampton pine barrens fire 100% knocked down ... crediting volunteer firefighters from across Long Island and the New York National Guard for dumping water on the ...
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Five pine barrens forests set to undergo controlled burns this spring to combat wildfires
"This is a fire-adapted ecosystem,” said Stony ... Nina Leonhardt, acting executive director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, the nonprofit dedicated to promoting the preservation ...
The State Times9d
Long Island Brush Fire Breaks Out Across The Pine Barrens
Ollie Sweeney, Contributing Writer Earlier this month, a devastating wildfire ripped across Sunrise Highway on Long Island.
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.
The New York Times28d
Long Island Wildfires Began With Backyard S’mores, Police Say
The area affected, the Long Island Pine Barrens, is an ecosystem that depends on fire in order to flourish. But officials said that the proliferation of the southern pine beetle, a species that ...
ABC News28d
Suspected cause of Long Island wildfires was a resident making s'mores: Police
A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over ... of acres of the Pine Barrens region of Long Island, authorities said ...
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Greater Long Island’s complete coverage of the East End wildfires
UPDATE (Sunday morning): Long Island volunteers worked through ... Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency with the wildfires in the Pine Barrens. “I am issuing a State of Emergency ...
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The Hamptons, Long Island brush fire map: Blaze erupts in Pine Barrens, spreads along Sunrise Highway
A brush fire is ripping through Long Island, New York, after reportedly breaking out in the Pine Barrens near Westhampton. The blaze is spreading along the south side of Sunrise Highway ...
New York Wildfires: What to Know as Evacuations Underway
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has made state resources available as multiple fire departments respond to a major wildfire in Suffolk County.
East End Beacon8d
In the Wildfire’s Wake, Focus Continues on Prescribed Burns
By the time the danger had passed the morning after fire ripped through 600 acres of the Central Pine Barrens in Westhampton ...
USA Today28d
'Elevated wildfire risk' remains as crews gain control of Long Island blazes
Firefighters on New York's Long Island gained control of a wind-driven brush fire in the Pine Barrens on Sunday, about a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said ...