Wildfires fought with wisdom from '95 blaze

Originally published: April 14, 2012 9:49 PM
Updated: April 15, 2012 10:01 AM
By LAURA FIGUEROA laura.figueroa@newsday.com

Photo credit: Chris Ware | A firefighter battles a blaze in Manorville off Wading River Road as a large brush fire spread across eastern Long Island. (April 9, 2012)

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In the woods along Wading River Manor Rd.

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Facing the threat of an active wildfire season fueled by recent drought-like conditions, and tested by this past week's massive brush blaze in Ridge and Manorville, local fire departments and government agencies are putting into play the lessons learned since 1995's infamous Sunrise Fire.

Improvements in communication and disaster planning -- developed after the '95 blaze and the 9/11 terrorist...

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