Incident Summary – Friday 24th April – Day Shift

Published 24th Apr 2026

Time: 09:02   Location: Ascot Way, York

Acomb crew attended an automatic smoke alarm, this was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by cooking fumes.

Time: 09:07   Location: Navigation Road, York

York crew attended an automatic smoke alarm, this was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by cooking fumes.

Time: 09:42   Location: Cavendish Street, Harrogate

Crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough attended an automatic smoke alarm, this was confirmed to be a false alarm.

Time: 10:42  Location: Newlands Drive, York

Crews from York and Acomb attended a residential property after smoke was seen coming from the roof of the building, crews extinguished using 1 hose reel jet.

Time: 10:48  Location: Leeming Lane, Sinderby

Crews from Ripon and Bedale attended a two vehicle road traffic collision where one vehicle had left the road and gone down an embankment with persons trapped. Crews used edraulic cutting equipment to free the casualty. Crews assisted with scene safety and all 3 casualties were transported to hospital via road Ambulance.

Time: 13:02   Location: Wheldrake Lane, York

Acomb and York crews attended a small fire within a sauna. Crews used small tools to access the fire and a knapsack sprayer to extinguish. Incident left with staff on site.

Time: 14:09   Location: Pollard Gardens, Scarborough

Crews from Scarborough and Filey attended a residential property with a report of an automatic fire alarm and no response from the resident. This was confirmed to be a false alarm.

Time: 16:14  Location: Hospital Fields Road, York

York crew attended a automatic fire alarm at a residential building of multiple occupancies. This was confirmed to be a false alarm.