Incident Summary – 3rd of November – Night Shift

18:12 – Rowntree Park, Terry Avenue

Crews from York attended an incident involving a small fire that had been set to a band stand in the park, the fire was made up of traffic cones and believed to have been deliberate. Crews used a knapsack sprayer in order to extinguish the fire.

18:51 – Percys Lane, York

A crew from York attended an automatic fire alarm in a residential building, this turned out to be a false alarm due to cooking fumes.

19:03 – Olympian Court, York

Crews from Acomb, York and Huntington responded to a residential fire in a flat. The fire was out on arrival and crews used one positive pressure ventilation fan to rid the property of any remaining smoke.

19:55 – Hanover Court, Scarborough

A Scarborough crew responded to a smoke alarm activation in a residential property, on arrival this was a false alarm due to steam from the shower in the property.

20:36 – Ebberston

Scarborough’s crew responded to a call from police requesting their attendance at a van fire. Upon arrival, the van was well alight, crews used one hose reel jet, respiratory equipment, lighting equipment and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.

21:31 – Plompton Drive, Harrogate

A crew from Harrogate attended an incident involving three people trapped in an upstairs bedroom. The crew used small tools in order to unlock the door and the people were released safely.

22:02 – Mayfield Grove, Harrogate

Harrogate crews were called to a potential fire at a residential property due to a tumble dryer producing smoke. This was a false alarm due to an electrical fault, crews used a thermal imaging camera to check for fire and crew power to remove the dryer from the property.

22:13 – Green Lane, Acomb

Acomb crews attended an incident involving a small fire in the open around the base of a tree, the fire was already out on crews arrival.

22:51 and 23:58 – Gayle Lane, Gayle

Hawes crews attended a commercial property twice due to an automatic fire alarm, this was a false alarm both times due to a fault on the system.