Incident Summary – 26th July 2026 – Day Shift
Time: 07.52 Location: Hillam
Selby crews responded to reports of a fire sighted in a field. On arrival crews found one fire consisting of rubbish. Crews made contact with the responsible person and gave advice to remain in attendance.
Time: 10.08 Location: Flixton
A crew from Scarborough responded to reports of smoke sighted in a field. On arrival crews found 1 round bale on fire, crews liaised with the responsible person and it was moved to a safe location with no risk of spreading. It was advised for the responsible person to remain in attendance until it had fully extinguished.
Time: 10.12 Location: Knaresborough
A crew from Harrogate were mobilised to smoke sighted in a woodland area. On arrival crews found a pile of wood chippings measuring approximately 4 x 4 metres. Crews extinguished using 01 hose reel jet.
Time: 11.39 Location: Hazlewood
Tadcaster crew mobilised to reports of smoke sighted in a field. On arrival this was found to be a controlled burn, but due to the close proximity to cut crop crews extinguished using 01 hose reel jet.
Time: 13.27 Location: Filey
A crew from Scarborough responded to assist an individual who was locked in a vehicle and the keys were not workings. Crews gained access by breaking the rear window, no injuries were sustained.
Time: 13.29 Location: Filey
Filey crew responded to smoke coming from a signal box. This was found to be a false alarm due to a generator starting up after a power cut.
Time: 13.42 Location: Malton
A crew from Sherburn responded to reports of a fire behind a commercial garage. On arrival crews found a fire measuring approximately 4 x 4 metres. Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish and a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.
Time: 14.09 Location: Cowling
Skipton crew responded to a vehicle fire. On arrival the vehicle was well alight, crews used 01 hose reel jet and 02 breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.
Time: 14.36 Location: York
Acomb crew responded to reports of a mobile phone battery smouldering. Action had already been taken prior to fire service arrival to extinguish. Advice was given to the responsible person present.