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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 ...
Five pine barrens forests set to undergo controlled burns this spring to combat wildfires
Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...
More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say
Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...
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It’s fire season: Here’s why and how state forest rangers conduct prescribed burns
The State Department of Environmental Conservation plans to conduct prescribed burns on certain DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County between now and early May.
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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.
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S'mores eyed as suspected cause of Long Island wildfires
A New York resident making s'mores in their backyard is suspected of accidentally igniting a series of wildfires over the weekend that swept through hundreds of acres of the Pine Barrens region of ...
Long Island brush fire 100% knocked down; Burn bans issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul
The massive brush fire that impacted the East End of Long Island​ is no longer burning in Westhampton, but Forest Rangers worked all day on Sunday to contain the perimeter.
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Investigators seeking cause of massive Long Island Pine Barrens brush fires: Report
Massive brush fires continue to burn in Long Island’s Pine Barrens, officials investigating potential arson, ABC 7 New York reports. Officials are probing the possibility of arson in connection ...