Brush fire on Long Island that has scorched 400 acres is 80% contained
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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Backyard s'mores named cause of massive Long Island brush fires, investigators say
cooking and warming fires in Long Island, as well as parts of the Hudson Valley amid continued dry conditions. Backyard fire pits, small campfires and small cooking fires in contained conditions ...
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Kathy Hochul to impose statewide burn ban March 16 after wildfires on Long Island
"In any situation where a small campfire or cooking fire is created ... Hochul in response to the weekend's wildfires on Long Island. The annual statewide burn ban begins Sunday, March 16.