Incident Summary Night Shift Sunday 17th August
Time: 18:13 Location: Cod Beck Reservoir, Osmotherley
Crew from Northallerton responded to reports of people starting a fire in an area where any type of fire is prohibited. On arrival this was found to be a small BBQ which was out on arrival. Advice given to those in attendance.
Time: 18:27 Location: Eastgate, Helmsley
Crew from Malton responded to reports of a fire in the garden of a property. On arrival crew extinguished a fire that consisted of plastic waste.
Time: 18:52 Location: Carlton Road, Carlton Minniott, Thirsk
Crews from Ripon and Northallerton responded to reports of a fire to the ceiling of a cellar. On arrival crews established the fire had spread from a nearby firepit to a cooler unit on the outside of the building before spreading up to the roof. Crews extinguished the fire using 1 hose reel jet, hooligan tool, triple extension ladder and a thermal imaging camera. Damage was 100% fire damage to the cooler unit and only slight fire damage to the roof.
Time: 19:57 Location: Knavesmire Road, York
Crew from Acomb responded to reports of youths on the knavesmire setting fire to grass. On arrival the fire was already out. Incident left in hands of police.
Time: 20:48 Location: Rudding Lane, North Rigton
Crew from Harrogate responded to reports of a fire sighted in the distance. This was found to be a controlled burn under supervision, advice given.
Time: 21:11 Location: Cod Beck Reservoir, Osmotherley
Crew from Northallerton returned to Cod Beck reservoir following reports of a group of people who had started a large fire. On arrival the fire had been partially extinguished by responsible person. Advice given.
Time: 21:14 Location: Wentworth Way, York
Crew from York attended a small camp fire left unattended. They extinguished using a knapsack sprayer.
Time: 22:26 Location: Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough
Crew from Scarborough responded to reports of a fire in an alleyway. Crew extinguished a small fire consisting of rubbish and plastic using a bucket of water.
Time: 04:36 Location: Coney Street, York
Crews from York responded to an automatic fire alarm sounding at a commercial premises. This resulted in a false alarm.