Incident Summary – 27th January 2026, Night shift

Time: 18:53  Location: Bridge Road, Brompton on Swale

A crew from Richmond responded to a report of a fire seen in the open. Crews found this to be a false alarm, light and steam from a commercial premises mistaken for fire.

Time: 18:58  Location: Laundry Lane, Ingleton 

A crew from Bentham responded to a report of an alarm activation in a residential property. This was a false alarm due to dust in the detector head.

Time: 19:00  Location: Tadcaster Road, York 

Crews from Acomb and York responded to a report of a burning smell in a commercial property. Crews carried out a thorough investigation and a full thermal scan and found no sign of fire. Advice was given to a responsible person.

Time: 19:39  Location: Forest Lane Head, Knaresborough 

A crew from Knaresborough responded to a report of a vehicle fire. On arrival, crews found this to be a false alarm due to a blown turbo. Crews gave advice to the occupant and left the incident with the police awaiting recovery.

Time: 23:09  Location: Bluebeck Drive, York

Acomb crew attended to a report of an automatic fire, this was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by a faulty detector head.

Time: 23:56  Location: Cambridge Street, York

Crew from Acomb attended a residential property with Ambulance to assist with gaining entry. Triple extension ladder used, once entry had been gained, crews left the casualty in Ambulance’s care.

Time: 01:29 Location: Sparrow Way, Northallerton

Northallerton crew attended to a report of a fire alarm going off in a residential property, this was confirmed to be a false alarm.

Time: 03:37  Location: Ascot Way, York 

A crew from Acomb responded to a report of an alarm activation in a residential property. This was a false alarm due to burnt toast.

Time: 04:26  Location: Ings Lane, Kirkbymoorside 

A crew from Kirkbymoorside responded to a report of an alarm activation in a commercial premises. This was a false alarm due to a fault on the system.

Time: 06:02  Location: Tadcaster Road, York

Crews from Acomb and York responded to a report of an alarm activation and light smoke logging in a commercial premises. Crews carried out a thorough inspection of the premises using thermal imaging cameras and triple extension ladders and found no sign of fire. Crews isolated some units in the premises and allowed the smoke to naturally ventilate. Advice was given to a responsible person.