Suffolk County Wildfire 2012 Archives

04.20.2012 News

Local officials, environmentalists suggest ways to help firefighters battle brush fires

Suffolk County Legislator Ed Romaine (R-Center Moriches) said Wednesday that he believes the county should drill fire suppression wells in the Pine Barrens to help firefighters battle brush fires....

04.13.2012 News

Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of the Wildfire of 2012

George Moretti couldn’t understand it. A few yards from his burned Manorville home, one of his vegetable gardens sat untouched. The roof of his gazebo in the backyard had...

04.12.2012 News

VIDEO: County, Towns announce ‘firefighter appreciation festival’

Suffolk County and all the towns in Suffolk announced plans to host a “firefighter appreciation festival” to honor all the volunteers who helped extinguish this week’s wildfires in Ridge...

04.12.2012 News

Many North Fork firefighters were on call, far from home

He wasn’t on the front line battling the flames, but that doesn’t mean Bob Fisher, the Cutchogue Fire Department’s fire police coordinator, didn’t put in a long day. Throughout...

04.10.2012 News

Fire officials: Manorville wildfire has been extinguished

The Brookhaven brushfire that claimed more than 1,000 acres and nine properties over the past 24-plus hours has been extinguished, Manorville firefighters confirmed Tuesday night. Local fire departments were...

04.10.2012 News

Social media feeds were abuzz as residents talked about Manorville wildfire

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04.10.2012 News

Photos: Manorville residents return home to damages from wildfire

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04.10.2012 News

Manorville residents among handful to stay at Aquebogue shelter

Court Fleming picked up his wife at the Ronkonkoma train station after work Monday and headed home to Manorville, not knowing what to expect when they got there. They...

04.09.2012 News

Suffolk County wildfire kept volunteers working

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Local officials, environmentalists suggest ways to help firefighters battle brush fires

Picking up the pieces in the aftermath of the Wildfire of 2012

VIDEO: County, Towns announce ‘firefighter appreciation festival’

Many North Fork firefighters were on call, far from home

Fire officials: Manorville wildfire has been extinguished

Social media feeds were abuzz as residents talked about Manorville wildfire

Photos: Manorville residents return home to damages from wildfire

Manorville residents among handful to stay at Aquebogue shelter

Suffolk County wildfire kept volunteers working