Office of the County
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Steve Levy
County Executive |
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Chief Deputy
Paul Sabatino, II
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Aug 22, 2005 |
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Suffolk
County Issues Fire Warning for All County Parks |
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Suffolk
County Issues Fire Warning for All County Parks
Extended Drought and Decreasing Humidity Will
Increase Risk
Hauppauge, NY— Suffolk County Executive Steve
Levy today announced that a fire warning has been issued
for all County parklands and public lands within
Suffolk.
"Many in the media and in the fire service community
have taken note of the ten-year anniversary of the Pine
Barrens brush fires, and it is important to note that
similar conditions exist right now that could very
easily escalate the smallest of fires into an
out-of-control inferno," Levy said.
Brush and parklands are extremely dry due to a drought
which has lasted for more than 50 days, and County
officials noted that an expected drop in humidity this
week will increase the risk of fire in parklands.
Suffolk issued the warning in cooperation with the New
York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic
Preservation, the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, the Pine Barrens Wildfire
Task Force and the County's Parks and Fire, Rescue
departments.
Only fires in approved containers will be allowed in
Suffolk parks until further notice. Residents should
also not throw cigarette butts on the ground or out car
windows.
Levy urged residents to report a fire or any suspicious
activity in the parklands by calling 911 or the Suffolk
County Park Police at 631-854-1422.
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