Incident Summary – Night shift Friday 15th September

Published 16th Sep 2023

17:46 Hemingbrough, Selby

Selby crews assisted Ambulance crew with lifting a casualty from their property on the first floor into the ambulance. Crew power used.

18:32 Princes Street, Harrogate.

Harrogate crew assisted Police with a male who had climbed on the roof of a property and refused to come down.

 19:11 Wetherby

Tadcaster crew were asked to assist Wetherby crew from West Yorkshire with a fire in the  Wetherby area. The incident ended up being under control and dealt with by Wetherby crews. Tadcaster crew were no longer required.

19:19 Argyle Road, Whitby.

Whitby crew attended a Hotel to assist three people stuck in a lift, they used a manual winder and lift keys.

19:55 Heslington Road, York.

York crew attended a public property to assist two people stuck in a lift. Crews enabled the people to evacuate the lift using small tools.

19:58 Navigation Road, York.

Acomb crews attended a smoke alarm activation at a commercial property. This was a false alarm caused by a faulty detector.

20:41 Bower Road, Harrogate.

Knaresborough crew attended a smoke alarm activation at a domestic property. This was a false alarm caused by fumes from cooking.

21:24 Pollard Gardens, Scarborough

Scarborough crew attended a smoke alarm activation at a domestic property. This was caused by a system fault.

22:18 Near New Fryston 

Castleford crew from West Yorkshire and Tadcaster crew attended a car fire. On arrival it was confirmed that the fire was in West Yorkshire Fire Service area and the car was extinguished by Castleford crews.

23:48 Near the American Diner off A64 near Flaxton

Huntington crews responded to a car fire involving a Citroen. The owner of the vehicle pulled over and extinguished the fire in the engine compartment using a dry powder extinguisher. Fire crew dampened down the engine using a hose reel. The fire is believed to have been caused due to oil bubbling over in the engine.

01:42 Lady Ediths Drive, Scarborough

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire in a derelict building. Crews extinguished using 1 breathing apparatus, 2 hose reels and a thermal imaging camera. Cause is believed to have been delibrate.

02:25 The Crescent, Selby

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a premises. This was a false alarm due to a system fault.

04:42 Kirkdale Road, Kirkbymoorside

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a premises. This was a false alarm due to a system fault.

04:53 Marygate, York

Crews were mobilised to a report of a male in the river. Crews assisted to recover male from water and handed into care of paramedics.

05:29 Hookstone Drive, Harrogate

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a premises. This was a false alarm due to contaminants in sensor.