Incident Summary – Saturday 4th July 2026 – Night Shift

Published 5th Jul 2026

Time:  17.24    Location: Marton, Sinnington

A crew from Kirkbymoorside responded to a report of a fire to a skip.  The fire damaged the skip contents only. Crews extinguished using 2 braathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.

Time:  19.56    Location:  Leeds Road, Harrogate

A crew from Harrogate responded to an automatic fire alarm activation. After inspection this was found to be a false alarm.

Time:  21.17    Location: West Street, Scarborough

Two crews from Scarborough responded to a report of a fire to a garage.  On arrival of the crews a tumble dryer was well alight within the garage.  Crews used 1 hose reel jet and a tic to extinguish the fire which also caused smoke and heat damage to other items in the garage.

Time:  22.05    Location:  Ralphs Cross, Danby Dale

A crew from Danby responded to a report of a bonfire on moorland.  On arrival the crew found a fire approximately 1m x 1m in size and extinguished it using buckets of water.

Time:  22.07    Location:  York Road, Thirsk

A crew from Thirsk responded to a report of a fire on grassland. On arrival the crews found a fire of garden waste measuring approximately 2m x 2m.  Crews extinguished the fire using 1 hose reel jet.

Time:  22.29    Location:  Common Lane, Burn

A crew from Selby responded to a report of a fire sighted from a neighbouring village.  This was found to be a controlled burn under supervision and no Fire Service action was required.