Fire Island is the large center island of the outer barrier islands adjacent to the south shore of Long Island, New York. It is approximately 50 kilometers long (31 miles) and varies between 160 and 400 meters (520 and 1,300 ft) broad. Fire Island is part of Suffolk County. It contains a number of hamlets, census-designated places (CDPs), and villages, all of which lie within the towns of Islip, Brookhaven and Babylon.
The land area of Fire Island is 22.5 square kilometers (8.7 sq mi). According to the 2010 census, there is a permanent population of 292, expanding to hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists during the summer months.
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“Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.”
—Henry Miller (1891–1980)
“We approached the Indian Island through the narrow strait called “Cook.” He said, “I ‘xpect we take in some water there, river so high,—never see it so high at this season. Very rough water there, but short; swamp steamboat once. Don’t paddle till I tell you, then you paddle right along.” It was a very short rapid. When we were in the midst of it he shouted “paddle,” and we shot through without taking in a drop.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)