Incident Summary – Day Shift 15th October 2024

Time: 07:18 Location: York

A crew from York attended an automatic fire alarm sounding in a commercial building. This was a false alarm caused by dust in the detector head.

Time: 10:30 Location: Thirsk

A crew from Thirsk attended a property to assist ambulance with the difficult extrication of a casualty. Crews lifted the casualty under the supervision of paramedics onto their scoop stretcher. They were then transported to hospital for checks.

Time: 11:41 Location: Grassington

Grassington crew responded to a call regarding a sheep that has become stuck on a river bank. The crew liaised with a farmer who assisted in searching the area, however, after counting the flock it appeared that the sheep had self rescued.

Time: 13:00 Location: Selby

A crew from Selby and Huntington responded to a fire in the ground that occurred after a construction worker ruptured a gas and electric cable. Construction workers had used builders rubble to smother the fire prior to fire service arrival. Crews awaited the arrival of gas and electrical engineers before extinguishing the fire under their supervision. The incident was handed over to the electricity board.

Time: 13:24 Location: Selby

Crews from Selby mobilised to a request from police to assist at an incident where they had welfare concerns for an individual.

Time: 13:32 Location: Selby

A crew from Selby attended a single vehicle road traffic collision on the request of ambulance, but no action was taken by the fire service. This incident was left with police.

Time: 13:43 Location: York

Acomb crew responded to a report of a fire seen in the open. This was a controlled burn under supervision.

Time: 14:14 Location: Great Ayton

A crew from Stokesley attended an address where a person had fallen over and needed assistance getting back up. They used crew power to lift the person up and left them in the care of a relative who was on scene.

Time: 14:23 Location: Scarborough

Crews from Scarborough responded to an automatic fire alarm activation in a residential building. This was a false alarm that was caused by a power surge.

Time: 14:32 Location: York

A crew from Acomb attended an automatic fire alarm sounding in a commercial building. This was a false alarm caused by engineers testing the system.

Time: 14:52 Location: York

A crew from York attended a chimney fire in one of the outlying villages. Crews removed embers and hot debris from a wall cavity and dampened them down. They then inspected the chimney using a thermal image camera and gave advice to the occupant of the property.