Incident Summary – Day Shift – Wednesday 29th April 2026
Time: 08.30 Location: High Street, Pateley Bridge
Harrogate and Ripon crews responded to reports of an oven on fire, on fire crew arrival the fire was out due to action taken prior to fire service arrival. Crews checked the area with a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots. Cause believed to be electrical, advice given to responsible person present.
Time: 08.32 Location: Ullswater, York
Crews from Acomb and York responded to a fire alarm activation with no response from the occupant. On fire crew arrival this was found to be a false alarm due to cooking fumes, advice was given to the responsible person present.
Time: 08.46 Location: Stokesley
Crews from Stokesley, Coulby Newham (Cleveland fire and rescue service), Middlesbrough (Cleveland fire and rescue service) and support units from North Yorkshire were responding to reports of an individual with the arm trapped by a heavy loader.Fire Crews were stood down by ambulance as the individual was no longer trapped and in the care of the paramedics on scene.
Time: 09.07 Location: Danby
Crews from Whitby and Lythe as well as swift water teams from Malton and Richmond were responding to reports of an individual in a beck, on fire crew arrival nobody was in the beck and the casualty was safe and well in a house. Fire crews left the casualty in the care of the paramedics on scene.
Time: 09.35 Location: Bowland Way, York
Acomb crew attended a small fire measuring approx 05m by 02m in a garden, crews used one hose reel jet to extinguish, advice was given to the responsible person present.
Time: 12.54 Location: Eleanor Road, Harrogate
Harrogate crew responded to reports of a garden fire that got out of control and had spread to the fence. On fire crew arrival the fire was out due to an occupant using a hosepipe to extinguish. Crews inspected and gave advice to the responsible person present.
Time: 13.18 Location: Mayfield Terrace, Harrogate
Harrogate and Knaresborough crew responded to a roof fire, crews used one hose reel jet and small gear to cut remove any burning material and dampen the area down.
Time: 13.58 Location: Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses
A crew from Huntington responded to reports of a bin fire, crews used a bucket of water to extinguish.
Time: 15.43 Location: Westfield Place, Acomb
Acomb crew responded to a small fire in a wooded area, crews found this to be a campfire left unattended, crews used knapsack sprayers to extinguish, cause believed deliberate.