Incident Summary – Wednesday 8th July 2026 – Day Shift

Time: 08.31     Location: Fifth Avenue, York 

Crews from York responded to smoke sighted outside. On arrival this was found to be a false alarm due to controlled burning. Advice was given to the responsible person on scene.

Time: 08.59    Location: Albion Road, Scarborough 

Crews from Whitby responded to reports of smoke sighted coming from a building. Crews confirmed this to be a false alarm due to dust from builders.

Time: 11:16 Location: Hospital Road, Malton

Crews from Malton, Kirkbymoorside, Pickering, Acomb, York, Helmsley, Pocklington, and Selby all attended a fire involving a single storey building well alight. No persons were inside building during fire. This incident is ongoing and Fire Service will remain at scene for sometime.

Time: 12.09    Location: A19

Knaresborough and Harrogate responded to a wagon smoking, crews used two hose reel jets and thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire confined to the engine compartment.

Time: 13:08  Location: Tinsley Close

Stokesley crews attended a bonfire in a field that had spread to a hedge. Crew used a hose reel to extinguish

Time:13:13  Location: Moor Lane, East Ayton

Lythe crews attended a a campfire left unattended and extinguished it using buckets of water.

Time:13:50  Location: Cooper House, Norwood 

Harrogate, Otley, Skipton and Rawcliffe attended a fire involving a domestic property. Fire damaged the roof and solar panels. Cause is believed to be accidental. Crews used ladders and hose reels to extinguish the fire.

Time:13:58  Location: Reeth Road, Richmond

Richmond crews assisted Ambulance Crew with extrication of casualty from their property into ambulance.

Time:14:11  Location: Whitby Road, Scarborough

Filey crews assisted Ambulance Crew lifting an carrying patient from path where they had fallen, into Ambulance with suspected spinal injuries.

Time:15:54  Location: Springfield Close, Boroughbridge

Summerbridge crew assisted Ambulance Service with moving a patient in awkward position into Ambulance

Time:15:54  Location:Roe Lane, Birkin

Snaith crews assisted with an LPG cylinder venting off due to heat. Crews set up a ground monitor to cool cylinder. A specialist engineer was requested to attend.

Time:16:02  Location: Kent Drive, Harrogate

Wetherby and Skipton crews attended a large vehicle fire. Cause is believed to be accidental. Crew used a hose reel jet to extinguish.