Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said the "operating theory" is that a fire was started at about 9:30 a.m.

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 ...

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

Multiple brush fires that burned across a wooded area of Long Island over the weekend were accidentally caused by a family's attempt to make s'mores, Suffolk County police said Monday. Commissioner ...

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 cause of the brush fires that ravished 400 acres on Long Island’s Pine Barrens have been ruled accidental.

Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ...

Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives believe the cause is related to a fire that spread following an attempt to ...