Incident Summary – Wednesday 18th February 2026 – Night Shift

Time: 17.56        Location: Eggborough

Selby crew responded to a fire to a building in a garden, on arrival there had been a fire to a wheelie bin which was out on crew arrival, crews ensured the scene was safe, police also attended this incident as the cause is believed deliberate.

Time: 18.51        Location: Burlington Avenue, York

A crew from York responded to reports of a fire in a garden, on arrival this was a controlled burn under supervision, advice was given to the responsible person, no fire service action was required.

Time: 22.29        Location: Malpas Road, Northallerton

Northallerton crew responded to an alarm sounding, on crew arrival there was smoke coming from the microwave, crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to assist ventilate the property. Contact was made with an engineer to confirm they were enroute to silence the alarm.

Time: 22.31         Location: Harrogate

A crew from Harrogate assisted an individual with a ring stuck on their finger, crews used a ring cutter to safely remove the ring.

Time:   22.40      Location: Kirkby Road, Ripon

Two Crews from Ripon and one from Masham responded to a report of a fire in a residential building.  Crews used 2 hose reel jets, 1 45ml Jet, 2 thermal imaging cameras, lighting and small tools to extinguish the fire.  The cause is to be investigated by Fire Investigation Officers.

Time: 00.13         Location: Keighley Road, Skipton

Both Skipton crews responded to reports of a fire at a commercial site, on arrival crews found an oil drum containing mixed waste well alight, crews used one hose reel jet to extinguish.

Time:   06.38      Location: Norton, Malton

A crew from Malton responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm activation in a multiple residential premises.  This was found to be a false alarm due to a faulty detector head.