Incident Summary Night Shift Tuesday 12th May

Published 13th May 2026

18:09 – Broughton road, Skipton

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a residential premises. This was a false alarm due to steam from a shower.

19:23 – Gargrave Road, Skipton

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a residential premises. This was a false alarm due to dust in detector head.

21:56 – Lawrence Street, York

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a residential premises. This was a false alarm due to cooking.

22:26 – Whitley Bridge 

Crew were mobilised to a report of a person on the wrong side of a bridge. Crews stood by whilst police and ambulance crews liaised with the person. The casualty was brought away from the bridge and into the care of police and ambulance crews with no fire service action required.

23:34 – Snape Village, Snape

Crew were mobilised to a request from ambulance crews to assist with moving a casualty from a residential property into the awaiting ambulance. Crews used crew power to assist paramedics moving the casualty.

06:23 – Hay Lane, Scarborough 

Crew were mobilised to a report of a fire alarm sounding in a residential premises. This was a false alarm due to a fault on the system.