Posted on 03/09/2025 6:01:07 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued a state of emergency as several brush fires were reported as having broken out in Long Island on Saturday.
In a post on X, Hochul revealed that the New York National Guard’s helicopters were “providing air support.” Hochul added that “multiple state agencies” were also assisting with on the ground efforts.
“I am issuing a State of Emergency as Suffolk County fights brush fires in the Pine Barrens,” Hochul wrote, adding that she spoke with Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine and “offered any necessary State resources.”
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Does this mean more bureaucrats will get rich?
There was an inch of rain this week.
Lol.
Broke out? Like spontaneous sabotage or intelligent lightning?
Watched it on X yesterday, one post was a driver calling it in as she filmed at least 2 separate fires maybe half mile apart...later I read there were 4 separate fires. Ya, sure, wildfires, climate change. More like those who evaded arrest at the Tesla protest were playing with matches.
I’m 80 and never remember fires in NYS...excepting brush fires...and they simply shouldn’t happen...are really due to arson.
No doubt a cigarette butt (or 4)tossed out of the window would not have caused an issue, but setting the dry pines on fire in a windstorm is pretty effective, even after all the rain we had. She’s crazy stupid with the whole “it’s been dry” language, jeepers. AND, why do we have to pretend when there are individual fire starts it is spontaneous?
It has been windy—but that was the backside of the rainstorm!
100% arson
Brush fires “broke out”
Uh-huh. /s
Yeah, the Democrat politicians will blame “climate change” just as they did in California - to cover up their own fumbling, lack of preparation and ineptitude - such as a local reservoir being empty during high fire season so the fire hydrants were dry.
Or Karen Bass saying she “wasn’t made aware of the danger” - when I was receiving alerts on my phone every two hours about “extreme fire danger” and “extreme winds” - for three days in advance of the fires.
DUDE! I thought you said burn TREES……. Burn Telsa…… really? Last year they were OK, now their NOT?
[[in the Pine Barrens]]
Isn’t that were the jersey devil lives? Does it extend into nj?
The Pine Barrens that in southern New Jersey are not connected to whatever pines there are on Long Island.
Ah... mother leeds will be very disappointed to hear that
Is this where she sent all the illegal criminals when she kicked them out of Martha’sVineyard?
They routinely set fires out here in CaCaLand — loads of examples.
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