Incident Summary – Thursday 23rd April 2026 – Night Shift

Time:  18.38     Location: Echo Hill, Whitby 

Whitby crews responded to reports of youths setting fire, on arrival the fire was out. Crew gave advice to the youths on scene.

Time: 21.09        Location: Carlton Road, Thirsk 

A crew from Thirsk responded to reports of a fire sighted, crews located the fire and found it be a controlled burn unsupervised. As the fire was almost out and there was little risk of it spreading, no fire service action was taken.

Time: 22.14     Location: Hudson Crescent, York

A crew from Acomb responded to reports of a tree on fire in a gardening, on arrival crews found a garden fire measuring approximately 05 m by 05 m that had spread to the surrounding trees and fence. Crews used one hose reel jet to extinguish.

Time: 22.42      Location:  Cross Street, Scarborough 

Scarborough crew responded to reports of a fire on a balcony and occupants still in the house. On crew arrival the fire was out, crews used a thermal imaging camera to ensure there was no risk associated with it. Crews gave advice to the individuals present. Police and ambulance were also on scene.

Time:  23.01     Location:  Cheltenham Crescent

A crew from Harrogate responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm activation.  On arrival this was found to be a burglar alarm sounding.

Time:  01.57     Location:  Alexandra Court, York

A Crew from York attended a report of an automatic fire alarm sounding in a property.  Crews were unable to access the property but completed a thorough inspection from outside the premises and found this to be a false alarm but the cause is unknown.