Incident Summary – Day shift, Friday 10th April
Time: 0711 Location: Swainby, Stokesley area
Stokesley attended a residential property following report of alarm sounding. Crew arrived and carried out full inspection. This was believed to be a fault on the alarm system, no fire. Advice given to occupiers.
Time: 0853 Location: A1 Northbound, area of Catterick
A report was received by a passing motorist of smoke issuing from a vehicle in the area. Local crews travelled on both carriageways of the A1. A vehicle was found in the area and crews escorted this vehicle to Scotch corner junction. Heavy fumes were issuing from the exhaust of the vehicle, no fire. Advice given to driver.
Time: 0922 Location: Huntington, York
York crew attended a residential property to investigate following a report of a possible issue with a gas boiler inside the property. However on arrival and following investigation, this was confirmed to be a false alarm. No action, advice given.
Time: 0940 Location: Knox Chase, Harrogate
Harrogate and Knaresborough crews were called to a residential property following a report of a possible fire. Harrogate arrived and confirmed this to be a false alarm due to steam from boiler.
Time: 0943 Location: Belgrave Crescent, Scarborough
Scarborough crew attended and released one person who had become stuck in a defective lift. Lift keys and small tools used to release door of lift, allowing safe exit for person inside. No injuries, advice given on site to responsible persons.
Time: 1159 Location: Pollard Gardens, Scarborough
Scarborough crew attended following report of fire within a residential property. Small fire, out on arrival. No fire spread. Crews carried out ventilation of smoke filled property and gave advice.
Time: 1218 Location: Halton Gill
Crew attended an area in the open to investigate a report of fire. On arrival, crews confirmed this to be a bonfire in the open. Due to no persons present to supervise, crews extinguished the fire using one hose reel jet and small tools.
Time: 1320 Location: Bishop Monkton
Ripon and Harrogate crews attended a small fire within a refuse vehicle. Crews used one hose reel jet to damp down. Ripon crew then followed vehicle back to main refuse yard in Thirsk, where the contents was emptied and crews monitored with a thermal image camera.
Time: 1514 Location: North End, Bedale
Crew attended following report of a fire in the open. Camp fire located by crew and extinguished using buckets of water.
Time: 1518 Location: Woodland Chase, York
York crew extinguished a fire in the open. This was a small fire in parkland left unattended. Bucket of water used to extinguish.
Time: 1542 Location: Scalby Road, Woodlands, Scarborough
Scarborough crew attended a residential property following an automatic alarm activation. On arrival and following investigation, crew confirmed this to be a false alarm due to cooking fumes. Advice given.
Time: 1622 Location: Grimbald Crag Road, Knaresborough
Knaresborough crew attended a road traffic collision to carry out scene safety. Three vehicles involved with no persons trapped, all out of vehicles on arrival of fire and rescue crew. Incident left with Police.
Time: 1652 Location: Tewit Well Road, Harrogate
Harrogate crews attended an area in the open to investigate a report of a fire. On arrival, this was confirmed to be a small, supervised barbeque. Advice given, no action by fire and rescue.