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 in Suffolk County as ...

More than 90 fire departments and EMS agencies were on scene, and the New York Army National Guard deployed ... were evacuated from the F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Saturday as crews battled growing brush fires on Long Island. The first fire started ... Police to provide air and ground support ...

The New York Police Department says a 45-year-old man was lit on fire by an attacker early on March 16 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to additional ...