Community Bulletin · Est. 2026

Tracking the ongoing issues, discussions, and requests for proposals concerning Clay Bird Lane, updated as things develop.

CL-2026-009

Fire department records show four outside fires at Clay Bird Lane in April and May 2026

The Briarcliff Manor Fire Department (FD36119799) filed incident records in the national fire reporting system (NERIS) for four outside-fire responses at the same map location off Clay Bird Lane between April 8 and May 15, 2026. All four list the location use as “Outdoor Industrial – Dump Landfill”. This page summarizes the records; it does not add anything beyond what they show.

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The four incidents

  • Run 2026-000181, April 8 — Outside fire, trash/rubbish fire. 4 units; 58 minutes 48 seconds. Actions: investigation and outside fire suppression. 0 people displaced.
  • Run 2026-000185, April 8 (evening) — Outside fire, trash/rubbish fire. 5 units; 3 hours 16 minutes 23 seconds. Mutual aid received. 0 acres burned, 0 people displaced.
  • Run 2026-000194, April 14 — Outside fire, trash/rubbish fire. 3 units; 2 hours 20 minutes 26 seconds. Mutual aid received. 0 acres burned, 0 people displaced.
  • Run 2026-000254, May 15 — Outside fire, vegetation/grass fire. 5 units; 1 hour 3 minutes 50 seconds. Other aid: utilities/public works and law enforcement. 0 acres burned, 0 people displaced.

The April 14 report

The full report is the only one of the four available here as a document. Its narrative reads: “FD dispatched for mulch pile smoking. Units arrived to find smoke coming from the pile. FD requested tankers from neighboring departments. A handline was utilized to extinguish the fire.”

  • Alarm: 7:41:21 AM. The report lists the dispatch location as the Mount Pleasant Sportsmans Club, Briarcliff, and the address as 121 Clay Bird Ln, Briarcliff Manor.
  • Arrivals: Car 2052 at 7:49 AM, Engine 92 at 8:02 AM, Engine 93 at 8:17 AM. Units cleared at about 10:01 AM.
  • Mutual aid: Croton Volunteer Fire Department and Millwood Fire Company 1.
  • Water supply: water tender / shuttle.
  • Fire cause and investigation: the form lists the outside fire cause as “Natural” and the fire investigation need as “No – Cause Obvious”. The narrative does not discuss cause.

Times

The dashboard screenshots show start times eight hours earlier than the Eastern times in the April 14 report: 3:41 AM for Run 2026-000194, where the report gives 7:41:21 AM. The alarm times in the county records, as listed in the compiled timeline of 32 emergency responses, are:

  • Run 2026-000181: April 8, 10:28:05 AM
  • Run 2026-000185: April 8, 10:30:25 PM
  • Run 2026-000194: April 14, 7:41:21 AM
  • Run 2026-000254: May 15, 10:18:07 AM
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