Fire Island National Seashore's major cultural resources include the historic Fire Island Light Station and the . Both of these facilities are maintained to interpret the rich local and maritime heritage.
Because of the frequent remolding of the Fire Island landscape by wind and wave, and other adverse factors in the environment such as salt spray, there are few intact structures more than 50 years old on Fire Island and adjacent islands and bays.
None of the lifesaving stations that were established on Fire Island during the 19th and early 20th centuries remain intact, but a few structures have been moved or converted to other uses.