Crews extinguish Sound Beach brush fire as all of Long Island remains under high risk
Firefighters have put out at least three brush fires in Suffolk County in the last week and a half.
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All of Long Island is currently under a high risk for brush fires, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
A combination of abnormally dry conditions, along with very low humidity and high winds are all factoring in.
Firefighters have extinguished at least three brush fires in Suffolk County in the last week and a half.
Yesterday evening in Sound Beach, crews took an hour to get a brush fire under control after it burned about 75 feet of woods at the end of Port Jefferson Road.
On Tuesday, a brush fire burned the greenhouse, a tractor and multiple chicken coops and BB & GG Farm Stand in St. James on Route 25A around 5 a.m.
That morning, the farm wrote online: "We want to thank everyone for reaching out. We suffered a small fire; thankfully, it was fully contained and no one was hurt. We are now looking forward to our upcoming Spring season, and our nursery and flowers are getting ready for their grand debut."
Then on Tuesday, March 31, a brush fire broke out around 6 p.m. on the sand near the harbor in Port Jefferson. No one was hurt, according to officials.
New York's statewide burn ban went into effect on March 16 and remains in place until May 14.
