Brush Season Begins in Commack

The Commack Fire Department responded to a large area of brush burning on the southbound Sunken Meadow State Parkway just north of the westbound exit ramp to the Northern State Parkway in Commack on April 7, 2023. All southbound lanes of the Sunken Meadow were shut down by New York State Police at Jericho Turnpike while firefighters ex tinguished the flames. Smoke was visible formiles, which snarled northbound traffic as winds were gusting from the northeast. Mutual aid companies from Smithtown and Kings Park assisted at the scene while East Northport stood by. - Fire News photos by Joseph C. Sperber