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Two Decades After Sunrise Wildfires, Experts Fear Preventative Measures Are Lacking

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Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Westhampton Beach firefighter Ken Pearson douses brush fire flames during the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires while then-chief Fred Overton stands behind him COURTESY FRED BAUER

Westhampton Beach firefighter Ken Pearson douses brush fire flames during the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires while then-chief Fred Overton stands behind him COURTESY FRED BAUER

The 1995 Sunrise Wildfires as seen from Dune Road. COURTESY FRED BAUER

The 1995 Sunrise Wildfires as seen from Dune Road. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Flanders Fire Department Chief Joseph Pettit inside the Flanders Firehouse. KYLE CAMPBELL

Flanders Fire Department Chief Joseph Pettit inside the Flanders Firehouse. KYLE CAMPBELL

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Firefighters battle the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires in Westhampton. COURTESY FRED BAUER

Smoke billows over Westhampton during the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires. COURTSEY JIM BAKER

Smoke billows over Westhampton during the 1995 Sunrise Wildfires. COURTSEY JIM BAKER

Volunteer firefighters battl

Volunteer firefighters battl

authorKyle Campbell on Aug 25, 2015
It was a Thursday, the summer was drawing to a close and Dean Culver was at a picnic when he got the call from the Eastport Fire Department requesting mutual... more

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