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Rainfall Coming, but Fire Threat Will Continue in Its Wake

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A brush fire broke out on the side of Sunrise Highway in October. Firefighters from East Quogue and Hampton fire departments extinguished it but said that had the wind been different it could have been a lot worse. EAST QUOGUE FIRE DEPARTMENT

A brush fire broke out on the side of Sunrise Highway in October. Firefighters from East Quogue and Hampton fire departments extinguished it but said that had the wind been different it could have been a lot worse. EAST QUOGUE FIRE DEPARTMENT

A brush fire broke out on the side of Sunrise Highway in October. Firefighters from East Quogue and Hampton fire departments extinguished it but said that had the wind been different it could have been a lot worse. EAST QUOGUE FIRE DEPARTMENT

A brush fire broke out on the side of Sunrise Highway in October. Firefighters from East Quogue and Hampton fire departments extinguished it but said that had the wind been different it could have been a lot worse. EAST QUOGUE FIRE DEPARTMENT

authorStaff Writer on Nov 20, 2024
Even with substantial rainfall expected on Thursday of this week, Southampton Town officials are reminding residents that the threat of brush fires is still very high because of the three-month... more

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