Yaphank, NY – Suffolk County officials have ordered a mandatory evacuation of Fire Island in advance of the strong Atlantic storm now approaching the East Coast.
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Saturday ordered island residents to get out by 2 p.m. Sunday.
Fire Island has many thousands of residents during the summer, but this time of the year the 32-mile-long barrier island is mostly empty.
Between 200 and 300 people live there year-round.
Hurricane Sandy has been making its way toward the eastern seaboard and is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the New York area on Monday and Tuesday.