Incident Summary – Tuesday 20th October 2026 – Day Shift

Time: 09:24  Location: Bondgate, Ripon

A crew from Ripon responded to a fire alarm activation inside a residential building. On arrival this was found to be a false alarm due to dust from work being carried out.

Time: 11:55  Location: Bishopthorpe Road, York

A crew from Acomb responded to a fire alarm activation inside a residential building. On arrival this was found to be a false alarm due to a fault on the system.

Time: 13:54  Location:  Spofforth

A crew from Harrogate assisted a young person who had climbed up the wall of a building and accidentally become stuck. Crews used a triple extension ladder to lower the person safely back to the ground and reunite them with family members.

Time: 14:13  Location: Harrogate

A crew from Knaresborough responded to a fire alarm activation inside a residential property. On arrival this was found to be a false alarm believed to be caused by vaping.

Time: 15:28  Location: Richmond

A crew from Richmond responded to a request from the Ambulance service to assist them in lifting a patient which had fallen and was uninjured but unable to get back up. Crew power was used to move the casualty to a safe position and the incident was left in the care of paramedics.

Time:  16:13  Location:  Station Road, Tadcaster

Crews from Tadcaster and York responded to a report of a gas leak within a building. This incident is on going at the time of publication.