Staten Island , NY - Third Brush Fire In Five Days Is Now A 4th Alarm

Staten Island , NY - For the third time in five days firefighters are battling a large brush fire on Staten Island.

The fire erupted on the south shore of Staten Island this morning, and authorities feared high winds and dry conditions could quickly spread the flames.

The fourth-alarm fire erupted in Ocean Breeze Park, near homes on Quintard
Avenue and Olympia Blvd. Firefighters are battling the flames, while nearby homeowners are nervously watching, as fire is nearing their structures and closing in to the Staten Island North Hospital. Fire Department are now requesting the Bambi Bucket to respond for aerial water drops.

Firefighters say that multiple fires have broken out at the same time. It was the latest in a string of fires to hit the south shore of the island. Last night hours after officials met to discuss ways of controlling the brush fire problem, a blaze broke out in Great Kills Park.
Officials were discussing the five-alarm fire that devoured 75 acres on Saturday night. Both fires were under investigation and labeled suspicious.