Incident Summary – Night shift, Friday 6th November

Published 7th Nov 2026

Time: 1729      Location: Harrogate

Harrogate crew attended a domestic property to assist with gaining entry. Small tools used to assist. Incident left with responsible persons on site.

Time: 1731      Location: Ripon

Ripon crew attended an area in the open to investigate following reports of a fire. Crews found this to be a controlled burn with responsible persons in attendance. Crews remained at the scene until the burn was brought to a more manageable size and gave advice.

Time: 1815      Location: Hunmanby, Filey area

Filey crew attended following a report of a fire in the open. On arrival, crew confirmed this to be a controlled burn with responsible person in attendance. Advice given, no action.

Time: 1841      Location: Hellifield

Skipton crew attended following a report of a fire in the open. On arrival, crew confirmed this to be a controlled burn with responsible person in attendance. Advice given, no action.

Time: 1847      Location: Giggleswick

Bentham crew attended following a report of a fire in the open. On arrival, crew confirmed this to be a controlled burn with responsible person in attendance. Advice given, no action.

Time: 1923      Location: Scarborough

Scarborough crew attended a car park to investigate a report of smoke issuing from a vehicle. Crew confirmed no fire, this was believed to be an electrical fault as the vehicle was no longer starting. Advice given to vehicle owner, no action required by fire service.

Time: 1929      Location: Whitley

Selby crews attended following a report of a fire in the open. Hose reel jets used, incident left open for revisit this morning for checks.

Time: 2007      Location: Scarborough

Scarborough crews extinguished a small fire in a road side waste bin. Bucket of water used to extinguish.

Time: 2017      Location: Clifton

Harrogate crew attended following a report of a fire in the open. On arrival, crew confirmed this to be a controlled burn with responsible person in attendance. Advice given, no action.

Time: 2018      Location: York

Acomb crew attended a domestic property to assist ambulance paramedics gain entry. Crews used small tools to allow access and the incident was left with ambulance staff.

Time: 2057       Location: Thirsk

Thirsk’s crew were mobilised to a fire in the open, this was found to be a controlled burn under supervision, advice was given to the responsible person.

Time: 2158      Location: York

Acomb’s appliance attended a residential property with a persons locked inside due to a failed locking mechanism. Crews gained entry using an entry kit.

Time: 2240      Location: Thirsk

Thirsk’s crew responded to a small fire in the open measuring approximately 1m by 1m. Crews allowed the fire to burn out before damping down the surrounding area using a hose reel jet.

Time: 0148      Location: Sherburn in Elmet

Tadcaster crews attended the area following a report of a bonfire left unattended. However, following a full search of the area, crews did not locate a fire. No action required.