Photos: Field fire burns football field sized swath

A Port Jefferson firefighter sprays down a fire on Friday in a recently harvested cornfield at the intersection of Knoop-Johnston Road and Gearhart Road. The fire was reported around 2:40 p.m.. Strong winds pushed the fire quickly across the farm field burning up hundreds of square feet. The wind continuously reignited the fire requiring the firefighters to make multiple passes to put out the flareups.

Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News

A Port Jefferson firefighter sprays down a fire on Friday in a recently harvested cornfield at the intersection of Knoop-Johnston Road and Gearhart Road. The fire was reported around 2:40 p.m.. Strong winds pushed the fire quickly across the farm field burning up hundreds of square feet. The wind continuously reignited the fire requiring the firefighters to make multiple passes to put out the flareups.