Massive Brush Fire Burns on Long Island
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography A large column of smoke coming from an area of burning brush.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography East Moriches FD Stump Jumper 5-7-12 arriving on scene.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography A stump jumper heading to a larger section of fire.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography East Moriches FD Engine 5-7-3 arriving to extinguish a small area of fire.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography A Stump Jumper from Bellport prepares to enter the woods.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography Ridge FD Brush Tanker 5-22-5 responding.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography Smoke pushing from the woods.
Photo by Bradley Fowler/Fire Guy Photography A C-130 from the 106th Rescue Wing performing some air reconnaissance of the fire.
EAST MORICHES, NY - On Saturday, March 8th at approximately 1:00 P.M., multiple fire departments were activated for several brush fires along Sunrise Highway. A total of 90 departments combined from Suffolk and Nassau Counties combated the flames. The fire, which spread due to dry conditions and strong winds, consumed 600-acres of the Pine Barrens. A state of emergency was declared by Governor Kathy Hochol.
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