Incident Summary – Thursday 30th April 2026 – Day Shift

Time: 09.02    Location: Westborough, Scarborough

Crews from Scarborough responded to a bin fire, crews used one hose reel jet to extinguish.

Time: 09.07   Location: Tadcaster

Crews from Tadcaster responded to reports of a van smoking, on arrival there was no sign of fire but crews checked the vehicle with a thermal imaging camera, hotspots were identified and crews used a hose reel jet to fully cool.

Time: 09.10   Location: Westborough, Scarborough 

Scarborough crew responded to reports of an individual trapped in a bathroom after the lock mechanism failed. On fire crew arrival the individual was already released, no fire service action required.

Time: 10.12   Location: Valley Road, Northallerton

Northallerton crews 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. Crews gave advice.

Time: 11.34   Location: Selby Road, Eggborough 

Selby crew responded to reports of a fire in a field, this was found to be a false alarm due to controlled burning. Crews gave advice to the responsible person present.

Time: 13.50    Location: Ellerburn Road, Thornton le Dale 

Malton crew responded one building measuring 20 X 20 feet on fire. On fire crew arrival the fire was out, crews used two hose reel jets to dampen down. Crews monitored the incident with a thermal imaging camera and provided advice to the responsible person present.

Time: 16.05    Location: Felixkirk

Crews from Thirsk and Helmsley responded to a telehandler on fire, crews were using two breathing apparatuses and one hose reel jet. This incident is ongoing at the time of publishing.