Incident Summary – Saturday 18th July 2026 – Day Shift
Time: 07.37 Location: Braygate Street, Swinton
Malton crew responded to an automatic fire alarm sounding, on arrival this was found to be a false alarm. The responsible person was in attendance and advice was given by crews.
Time: 09.04 Location: Brayton
Selby crew responded to an automatic fire alarm sounding, on arrival this was found to be a false alarm. Advice was given to the responsible person present.
Time: 09.41 Location: Harrogate
A crew from Harrogate responded to an automatic fire alarm sounding, on arrival this was found to be a false alarm. Advice was given to the responsible person present.
Time: 10.39 Location: Sand Hutton
York crew went to investigate reports that there had been a fire in woodland earlier in the morning. On arrival action had already been taken to extinguish by members of the public. Crews used a thermal imaging camera to ensure there was no hotspots due to peat in the area. Advice was given to ring emergency services if there is a fire in a woodland area.
Time: 11.08 Location: Fifth Avenue, York
Acomb crew responded to assist ambulance extricate a casualty from a property. Crews used crew power and ambulance equipment to safely move the casualty. Crews then left them in the care of paramedics on scene.
Time: 11.22 Location: Front Street, York
York crew responded to gain entry for police due to welfare concerns for the occupant. Fire crews used small tools to gain access. Incident was then left with the police on scene.
Time: 11.53 Location: Rosedale Abbey
Pickering crews responded to a telegraph pole that had come down and was setting fire to surrounding vegetation. Crews awaited the arrival of northern power grid and extinguished hotspots using knapsack sprayers. Incident was left with northern power grid.
Time: 12.56 Location: Camblesforth
Selby crew responded to a electricity cable on fire, crews used a dry powder extinguisher to extinguish. Advice was given to the responsible person.
Time: 13.19 Location: Keld
Hawes and Reeth crews alongside Richmond and Ripon swift water and mountain rescue responded to reports of an individual injured and in the river. On arrival crews begun riverside searches to locate the individual, crews located the individual stuck down an embankment, not in the river. Mountain rescue used rope rescue to assist the individual. They were then left in the care of paramedics on scene.
Time: 13.30 Location: Masham
Masham crews responded to a small campfire that got out of control. On arrival action had been taken to extinguish, fire crews inspected only.
Time: 13.34 Location: Wormald Green
A Harrogate crew responded to an electricity pole on fire. The fire begun spreading to nearby vegetation, crews limited fire spread whilst waiting for the arrival of northern power grid to attend an isolate the power. Northern power grid are now in attendance and liaising with the fire crews on scene. This incident is still ongoing at the time of publishing.
Time: 16.31 Location: Sandhutton
A crew from Ripon responded to a haybale on fire in the corner of a field. Crews are using knapsack sprayers and a bucket of water to extinguish, police were informed of this incident. This incident is ongoing at the time of publishing.