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As wildfires rage through the Pine Barrens, firefighters are pushing deep into the flames to battle the fast-moving blazes.
A dramatic video captures members of the Manorville Fire Department navigating an off-road fire truck through thick smoke and scorched terrain, heading straight into the heart of the inferno.
The footage, taken from inside the fire truck, shows the firefighters moving forward despite low visibility and encroaching flames. Their efforts are part of a larger response to the fires, which have drawn departments from Brookhaven to Hampton Bays.
The video below is from about 3 p.m. today. It was taken by the Manorville Fire Department.
Long Island firefighters heading into the thick of the wildfires that have spread for miles on the South Shore. Credit: Manorville Fire Department. pic.twitter.com/02yDxcYbEd
— Greater Long Island 📰 (@Greater_LI) March 8, 2025
The wildfires, burning along the south side of Sunrise Highway, have prompted road closures, including Sunrise Highway east of Exit 62 and Speonk Riverhead Road. Authorities are urging the public to avoid the area as conditions continue to change.
Massive wildfires break out along Sunrise highway from Hampton Bays to Moriches
Another video of firefighters about to drive into the woods the to fight the wildfires on Long Island. @pinebarrens @longislandwildfires pic.twitter.com/E4c0LHTxbC
— Greater Long Island 📰 (@Greater_LI) March 8, 2025
Residents too have been capturing surreal-looking videos of the fires as their smoke more and more dominated Long Island’s skyline.
Below is video posted by Lawrence Citarelli Jr. on Facebook Saturday afternoon.
More dramatic video sent into to Greater Long Island of the wildfires on the South Shore. pic.twitter.com/aMhZfMcEnn
— Greater Long Island 📰 (@Greater_LI) March 8, 2025
Top images: Manorville firefighters use off-road vehicles to get to the heart of one of the blazes on Saturday (Manorville Fire Department)
