Crime & Safety

Orangeburg FD Fights Clausland Mountain Brush Fire

The fire was eventually contained with a fire break.

ORANGETOWN, NY — The Orangeburg Fire Department fought a brush fire on Clausland Mountain in Orangeburg Wednesday. Around 4:51 p.m., Orangetown police received a report of the odor of smoke in the area of Tweed Boulevard on Clausland Mountain.

Responding officers found a brush fire on the mountain in the area southwest of Nike Lane.

Around 8:15 p.m., firefighters were withdrawn from the area after containing the fire with a fire break and continued monitoring the fire throughout the night.

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Fire units from the following mutual aid departments responded to assist the Orangeburg Fire Department:

  • Blauvelt Fire Department
  • Tappan Fire Department
  • Sparkill Fire Department
  • Nyack Fire Department
  • Pearl River Fire Department
  • Rockland County Technical Rescue Team
  • Rockland County Parks Department

Medical units from the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps and Rockland County Paramedics were on standby.

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