Incident Summary – Day shift, Saturday 15th August
Time: 07:27 Location: The Crescent, Scarborough
Scarborough crew attended following a report of a fire in woodland. Crew used water on a small campfire, left unattended.
Time: 07:57 Location: Harlow Moor Drive, Harrogate
Harrogate crew attended following a report of a small area in the open, smouldering. Crews located two small areas of fire, both appeared to be campfires left unattended. Backpack sprayers used to extinguish.
Time: 08:25 Location: Blakey Bank, Churchhouses
Danby crew attended the area. This was confirmed to be a disposable barbeque, no persons in attendance. Affecting area of approximately 2 metres by 2 metres. Crews used backpack sprayers to extinguish.
Time: 09:07 Location: West Tanfield
Ripon and Boroughbridge crews attended the area following a report of a field fire. Crew confirmed this to be standing crops with area affected approximately 150 metres by 50 metres. Crews used hose reel jets and beaters to extinguish.
Time: 09:26 Location: Cowling
Skipton crew attended the area following reports of smoke sighted. On arrival and following investigation, crew confirmed this to be a false alarm due to a local farmer spreading lime on fields. No action taken by fire service, inspection only.
Time: 09:35 Location: Knaresborough
Knaresborough crew attended and confirmed a small fire in the base of a tree. Fire had been extinguished prior to arrival of fire service crew, inspection only.
Time: 10:07 Location: Scalby Mills Road, Scarborough
Scarborough crew attended the area following a report of a barbeque unattended under a bridge. However, on arrival, crew found persons in attendance with barbeque. Crew gave advice only, no action taken by fire service.
Time: 10:20 Location: Area of Cowling
Report of smoke in area. Skipton crew attended and confirmed this to be a small controlled burn, under supervision. Following assessment, the fire was extinguished by landowner and crews using buckets of water. Advice given.
Time: 11:42 Location: Castleton
Lythe crew atttended an area on the Esk Valley walk. Crew located a bonfire, smouldering. area involved approximately 20 square metres. Crews used backpack sprayers to damp down the area.
Time: 12:39 Location: Crathorne
Northallerton crews attended the area following a report of fire sighted close to or involving trees. Crew confirmed smoke sighted slightly further north into Cleveland area. Cleveland fire and rescue contacted who confirmed a fire crew from their area were dealing with this. No action by North Yorkshire crew.
Time: 12:56 Location: Filey Brigg, Filey
Filey crews sent to investigate following reports of persons with a barbeque on unsafe ground. Barbeques were relocated away from headland onto safe ground by responsible persons. Advice given by fire service crew.
Time: 14:04 Location: Harlow Moor Road, Harrogate
Harrogate crews responded to investigate a fire unattended in woodland. Crew confirmed this was a small fire measuring half a metre and crew used a knapsack sprayer to extinguish the fire.
Time: 14:12 Location: Husthwaite Road, Coxwold
Easingwold crews responded to a fire in a stubble field. Crews extinguished using 2 hose reel jets.
Time: 14:14 Great Smeaton Location: Great Smeaton
Northallerton and Richmond crew went to a bailer on fire in a field. The fire spread to a field. Crews used hose reels to extinguish.
Time:14:18 Location: Ganton Hill, Ganton
A cyclist reported a fire in a farmers field. Scarborough crews were sent to investigate. This was a fire in a stubble field measuring 50m x 10m. Crews used a hose reel and beaters to extinguish.
Time:14:32 Location: Towthorpe Moor Lane, Strensall, York
York crews responded to investigate a report of smoke sighted in some grassland. Crew carried out a full search of area and no fire was located. This is believed to be dust from crops mistaken for smoke.
Time: 14:34 Location: West Road, Elslack
Skipton crews responded to a fire in woodland. This is believed to be a deliberate fire, crews liaised with Police. Fire measured 10m X 5m and crews extinguished using a hose reel jet and backpack sprayers.
Time: 14:43 Location: Cliff top Filey
Filey crews investigate reports of smoke sighted near a car park. This was a BBQ under good supervision and no risk of fire spread. Crews advised the responsible persons to remain vigilant.
Time: 15:13 Location: Bridge Street, Helmsley
Helmsley crew were sent to a fire in a stubble field measuring 10m x 10m. Fire had been extinguished by farmer prior to arrival of crews however they dampened the area down using a hose reel.
Time:15:42 Location: Princess Royal Road, Ripon
Crews investigated a small fire in front garden of property. This was a controlled burning with a responsible person present and with firefighting means.
Time: 15:52 Location: Harlow Moor Road, Harrogate
Harrogate crews responded to a fire near some woods measuring 0.5m. This is believed to be a camp fire left unattended, and crews extinguished using knapsack sprayers.
Automatic fire alarm activations were investigated by crews from Skipton and York. All confirmed to be false alarms.