Fire and Emergency

Fire Department Puts Out House Fire In East Quogue May 23, 12 8:00 PM

No injuries were reported Wednesday when East Quogue firefighters extinguished a house fire late in the morning within the hamlet.... more

Home Fire In Bay Point Put Out Quickly May 22, 12 4:31 PM

Seventy-five firefighters from the East Hampton, Bridgehampton and North Sea fire departments responded to a residential fire Monday... more

Driver Unhurt After Crashing Into Shinnecock Bay May 16, 12 12:50 PM

No injuries were reported after the driver of a pickup truck drove off Argonne Road East in Hampton Bays and landed in Shinnecock... more

Fire Guts Commercial Dock Building In Montauk Friday Morning May 15, 12 4:41 PM

A small building housing a packing-out operation for commercial fishing boats at the East Hampton Town Dock in Montauk was gutted... more

Coast Guard Assists Ill Fisherman Near Shinnecock Inlet May 15, 12 10:08 AM

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat was deployed early last Thursday morning to pick up an ill crew member aboard a fishing vessel about... more

Dead Pygmy Sperm Whale Washes Ashore In West Hampton Dunes May 9, 12 10:51 AM

An adult pygmy sperm whale that washed ashore in West Hampton Dunes Village last week most likely died two to three weeks earlier,... more

Cause Of Speonk Mulch Fire Remains A Mystery May 8, 12 6:33 PM

The Southampton Town fire marshal’s office still has not determined the cause of a large mulch fire at a sand and gravel... more

Fishing Boat Freed From Beach In Montauk May 8, 12 4:25 PM

The commercial fishing boat Lady Leah was refloated and pulled off a rocky beach near the Montauk Lighthouse on Saturday evening... more

Springs Man Dies After Motorcycle Accident May 8, 12 2:12 PM

Kent Gaugler, 49, of Springs died at Stony Brook University Hospital on Monday evening after he was critically injured when his... more

Body Found Off Montauk Identified As Tugboat Captain Lost At Sea In April May 8, 12 1:51 PM

The body of a man found floating four miles off Montauk Point on Saturday has been identified as the captain of a tugboat who fell... more

Delivery Truck Driver Dies After North Haven Crash May 8, 12 10:18 AM

A flower delivery truck driver died last Thursday afternoon after his truck veered across the road in North Haven and into a tree,... more

DEC: Manorville Brush Fire Was Arson May 3, 12 2:49 PM

The brush fire that swept across Manorville and Ridge over two days last month, charring more than 1,000 acres of woods and destroying... more

Troopers: Defective Tire Caused Sunrise Highway Crash May 2, 12 11:19 AM

A driver who was airlifted to the hospital following a truck crash on Sunrise Highway in Hampton Bays on Friday was driving a vehicle... more

Two Taken To Hospital After Two-Car Crash On County Road 39 Monday Afternoon May 1, 12 9:53 AM

Two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a two-car crash at the intersection of County... more

Firefighters Spent 19.5 Hours Battling Weekend Mulch Fire In Speonk, Used 2 Million Gallons Of Water Apr 24, 12 9:55 AM

About 35 fire departments and ambulance companies responded to a large mulch fire at a sand and gravel company in Speonk on Friday... more