Incident Summary – Day Shift – Friday 19th June

Published 19th Jun 2026

Time: 08:16 Location: Knox Hill, Osgodby 

Scarborough Crews attended a golf buggy smoking in a field. Crews used a Hose Reel Jet to extinguish the fire then left in the responsibility of the land owner.

Time:09:29 Location: The Backies, Water Lane 

Acomb Crews attended a small fire in woodland area. Crews extinguished using Knapsack Sprayers. Believed to be deliberate. Left in the responsibility of the Police.

Time: 09:54 Location: Whitby

Whitby Crews attended an alarm sounding at a residential property. On arrival was confirmed to be a false alarm caused by a local power cut.

Time: 10:04 Location: Scarborough

Scarborough Crews attended a automatic fire alarm at a residential building. Upon arrival was confirmed false alarm due to the alarm panel being tested.

Time: 10:55  Location: Scarborough 

Scarborough attended a report of persons trapped in a lift. On arrival lift key used to release persons trapped. Left in the responsibility of staff to call engineer.

Time: Location: 11:03 York 

Tadcaster Crews attended an alarm sounding at a residential property. On arrival no sign of fire. Confirmed as false alarm.

Time: 11:07 Location: Catterick Garrison 

Colburn Crews attended a person trapped in a lift in a commercial building. Person was released using lift keys, crew power and ladders. Left in the responsibility of the building owner to contact an engineer.

Time: 12:50 Location: East Ayton, Scarborough 

Scarborough Crews attended a barn on fire.Crews used 2 Breathing Apparatus used and 1 Hose Reel Jet. Fire was extinguished and left in the responsibility of property owner.

Time: 13:49  Location: Skipton 

Skipton crews attended a residential property to assist Ambulance to gain entry. Crews gained entry using door enforcer and crew power to assist transporting casualty to the ambulance.

Time: 15:21  Location: Ripon 

Ripon Crews were mobilised on reports of smoke coming from an industrial premises. Upon inspection this was found to be a false alarm.

Time: 16:23  Location: Ripon 

Ripon and Harrogate Crews attended a report of an alarm activation at a residential building. On arrival was found to be a false alarm due to system faults. Crews left in the responsibility of the staff on site to phone engineer.