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Incident summary Nightshift 16 Feb 2018

Incident Summary Night Shift Friday 16^th February 2018

 Crews have attended automatic fire alarms in York, Pickering and Boroughbridge this evening. Thankfully these were a false alarm.

 Outgang Road, Pickering

Time of call: 18:25

 A crew from Pickering and Kirkbymoorside have attended a strong smell of burning coming from a laundry room in a residential property. Crews investigated the smell using a thermal imaging camera and found it to come from a tumble dryer. Crews dismantled the dryer and found an excessive amount of dust inside causing the smell of burning during operation. Crews gave advice to the occupiers.

Main Street, Riccall

Time of call: 19:30

 A crew from Selby have attended reports of a strong smell of burning coming from a log burner in a residential property. Crews found that soot from the chimney breast had fallen down into the log burner. Crews used a thermal imaging camera and hearth kit.

 Duke Street, Settle

Time of call: 19:47

A crew from Settle have attended a fire alarm sounding in a residential property. Crews gave advice to the occupier after discovering the alarm sounded due to cooking fumes. 

 Muston Road, Filey

Time of call: 20:35

 A crew from Filey have attended reports of a motorbike leaking fuel onto the road. Crews made the motorcycle safe and used drizit pads to mop up the spilt fuel.

 Mill Lane, Pickering

Time of call: 22:58

 Pickering fire appliance responded to a fire alarm activation in a swimming pool which was found to be due to a power supply fault.

 Main Street, Little Ouseburn

Time of call: 23:26

 Boroughbridge crew responded to a fire alarm activation in sheltered accommodation due to burnt toast.

 

Saturday 17^th February 2018

 

Wood Park Close, Harrogate

Time of call: 01:03

 Crews from Harrogate responded to a request from the Ambulance service to assist with a fallen female inside a domestic premises.

 Whitcliffe Avenue, Ripon

Time of call: 03:24

 Ripon firecrew extinguished a fire to a mobile advertising sign using a hosereel jet.

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