Long Island Wildfires: 3 Times the Pine Barrens have Burned
WEBOver about a week, a series of brush fires set sections of the pine barrens ablaze. One fire burned through at least 500 acres of Manorville pine barrens, forcing the evacuation of more than 20 homes. Firefighters from 39 departments …
Sunrise Fire of 1995: How firefighters battled the ... - Long Island
WEBAug 24, 2020 · The wildfire would consume thousands of acres of protected Pine Barrens; a fragile and unique eco-system located over Long Island's sole source aquifer.
New York Wildfire and Incident Academy | Central Pine Barrens …
WEBIn the summer of 1995, two severe wildfires devastated the Central Pine Barrens communities of Rocky Point, Ridge, Northampton and Westhampton Beach. These events represented the first time in recent history in which local firefighters faced wildfires of the scale and magnitude of those more commonly associated with the western United States.
25 Years Later: 1995 Sunrise Wildfires - Cutchogue Fire …
WEBJun 25, 2008 · Today marks the 25 anniversary of the Sunrise wildifres, a large fire that burned thousands of acres in the Long Island Pine Barrens.
25 Years Ago: The Sunrise Highway Fires | LongIsland.com
WEBAug 26, 2020 · Twenty-five years ago, an historic fire spread across the pine barrens, threatening homes and lives as it leaped to the sky, racing through Westhampton, Westhampton Beach and Speonk.
Long Island Central Pine Barrens - Wikipedia
WEBThe fire, aided by high winds and dry conditions, quickly spread, threatening area homes and businesses. The fire was nicknamed the "Sunrise Wildfire", as it engulfed both sides of Sunrise Highway, the major highway connecting the …
In L.I. Pine Barrens, Ecologists Learn From Scars of '95 Blaze
WEBSep 10, 1996 · Even on more populous Long Island, ecologists say that controlled burning in the pine barrens -- even starting fires to burn away undergrowth before it builds up -- would both encourage new...
Good Fires Prevent Bad Ones: Prescribed Burns at Brookhaven Lab
WEBAug 1, 2023 · The Long Island Central Pine Barrens is home to pitch pine trees, which are some of the most fire-adapted trees. In addition to withstanding both low- and high-intensity fire, pitch pine trees can also handle a lack of nutrients and droughty soils.
Fire Keeps the “Pine” in “Pine Barrens”
WEBThis has caused the Pine Barrens to remain largely fire-suppressed, creating an actual greater wildfire risk and compromising ecosystem health. Without fire, combustible fuel loads build up– the leaf litter, pine needles, and brush along the …
For Long Island Firefighters, 1995 Pine Barren Blaze Was An …
WEBAug 24, 2015 · Flames leaped 200 feet into the sky, communities were evacuated as firefighters who had been trained to put out house fires, found themselves ill prepared to battle blazes in dense windswept...