Incident Summary – Thursday 5th February – Night Shift

Published 6th Feb 2026

Time: 18:07   Location: Burton Stone Lane, York

Acomb crew attended to a small child with their leg trapped within a metal rocking horse. Bolt cutters and small tools used to free them safely, the child was left uninjured.

Time: 18:18   Location: Belle Vue Street, Filey

Filey crew attended a report of an automatic fire alarm at a residential property, this was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by cooking fumes.

Time: 21:06  Location: Ainderby Road, Romanby

Northallerton crews attended a toaster on fire within a residential property. Fire was out on arrival, crews used a thermal imaging camera to check for any further hotspots.

Time: 21:24   Location: Hardwicke Close, York

A crew from Acomb attended to a report of smoke near the train tracks. This was confirmed to be a false alarm and caused by workmen working on the tracks.

Time: 22:25 Location: The Copper Beeches, Dunnington

A crew from York attended a residential property due to fire safety concerns as the cooker wouldn’t turn off. Crews isolated the cooker at the mains and advice given to occupant.

Time: 22:32  Location: Rowan Court, Thirsk

Thirsk crew attended to a patient that had fallen within their residential address. Crews used crew power to get them back up safely and left them in the care of Ambulance.

Time: 22:40   Location: Market Place, Ripon

Ripon crew attended to numerous calls regarding a wheelie bin alight. Crews used 1x hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

Time: 01:20  Location: Forest Lane, Harrogate

Crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough attended a residential premises after a late fire call. This was after a fire was set to a waste paper bin with the cause being deliberate. Fire was out on arrival.

Time: 04:16 Location: Monks Cross Shopping Park

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding. This was a false alarm, cause unknown.

Time: 05:03 Location: Field Close, Whitby

Crew were mobilised to assist Ambulance with a difficult extrication of a patient to the Ambulance.