Incident summary – Monday 5th October – Night shift

17:01 Ryngewoode Drive, Malton

Crew from Malton assisted elderly occupant of property from the floor where they had fallen and back into bed, no injuries occurred.

17:04 Scalby Road, Woodlands, Scarborough

Scarborough crews investigated reports of smoke sighted from rear of domestic property. Crew confirmed this was a small bonfire under good supervision. No intervention was required.

17:05 Glen Gardens, Filey

Scarborough crew responded to a reports of a fire located on a pathway. Crew confirmed this was deliberate ignition of industrial sized toilet rolls. Crew used a bucket of water to extinguish the fire and details were passed to the Police

19:08 Grasmere Drive, High Bentham

Bentham crews responded to assist Ambulance with gaining entry to a property due to concerns for the occupant. Crew gained access to property via first floor window. Occupant was no inside property.

20:24 Garfield Terrace, York

Acomb’s appliance was mobilised to reports of vegetation on fire. On the arrival of crews, the fire had been extinguished, crews inspected the area and left the incident with police.

21:21 Ashmead Square, Eastfield

Scarborough’s TRV crew responded to a small fire that had been left unattended. Crews extinguished the fire using one hose reel jet.

21:41 Tinker Lane, Rufforth

Huntington’s appliance alongside both Acomb crews were mobilised to a fire at an industrial waste unit. Crews used onsite equipment to remove fire and flammable materials from the premises, two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets were then used to extinguish the fire and dampen down the surrounding area. The incident was left with a responsible person on scene.

Crews from Ripon, Harrogate, Skipton and Easingwold were mobilised to automatic fire alarms throughout the evening. These were all found to be false alarms.