Incident Summary – Day Shift – Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Time:  09.41    Location: Gordan Crescent, Richmond 

Richmond crew responded to assist a carer gain access to a property due to welfare concerns for the occupant inside. On fire crew arrival a family member had already arrived with a key to the property, crews assisted with moving the casualty into a safe position and left them in the care of the family member and carer.

Time:  09.50    Location: Sutton In Craven

A crew from Skipton responded to reports of a fire in a field. On fire crew arrival this was found to be a controlled burn, advice was given to the responsible person on scene.

Time: 10.17     Location: Rowan Avenue, York 

York crew responded to assist a carer gain access to a property due to welfare concerns for the occupant inside. Crews gained access by breaking a glass panel in the door, crews then left the occupant in the care of the carer.

Time:  10.46    Location: Green Howards Road, Richmond 

Richmond crew responded to reports of smoke sighted. On arrival crews found a fire on wasteland measuring 05 m by 05 m, one hose reel jet was used to extinguish and advice was given to the responsible person on scene.

Time:   13.37   Location:  Westbourne Road, Scarborough

A crew from Scarborough responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm sounding in a residential premises.  This was found to be a false alarm caused by system maintenance.

Time:  16.04    Location:  Water Lane, York 

A crew from Acomb responded to a report of a fire to a tree stump in a park that had been lit by youths.  Crew used Knapsack sprayers and buckets of water to extinguish the fire and the incident was reported to Police.

Time:  16.42    Location:  Woodthorpe, York

A crew from Acomb and York responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm activating in a residential property and there was no response from the occupant.  On arrival of the crews this was found to be a false alarm caused by cooking fumes.