Massive Brush Fire 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.
On Saturday March 8th 2025 at approximately 1:00PM multiple fire departments were activated for multiple brush fires along Sunrise Highway. 90 departments combined from Suffolk County and Nassau County combated the flames. The fire spread due to dry conditions and strong winds. The fire consumed 600 acres of the Pine Barrens. A state of emergency was declared by Governor Kathy Hochol.
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