Incident Summary – Saturday 22nd August – Night Shift
Time: 17.52 Location: Thornton Le Dale
A crew from Malton responded to reports of a fire in a field left unattended. Crews made contact with the responsible person and extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet. Advice was given.
Time: 18.35 Location: Riccal
Selby crew responded to reports of a hay bale on fire in a field. On arrival crews found 5 hay bales well alight. Crews spread the hay bales and extinguished using a hose reel jet. Police also attended this incident.
Time: 18.47 Location: Scarborough
Scarborough crew responded to reports of smoke coming out of a residential property window. On arrival the fire had been extinguished on the hob before the fire service arrived. Crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to assist ventilate the property.
Time: 20:34 Location: Rear of Redcliffe Road, Scarborough
Scarborough crews were sent to investigate sightings of smoke near the allotments. Crews attended and confirmed this was a controlled burn in an allotment that was out on arrival.
Time:20:42 Location: Off Filey Road, Flixton
Several calls were received reporting a fire sighted in the open unattended. Kirkbymoorside crews were mobilised to investigate. Crew confirmed this was a small controlled burn under good supervision and did not required Fire Service intervention.
Time: 20:51 Location: Shipton Road, Clifton
Acomb crews investigated a report of water seen pouring out of a disused building. Crew unable to gain access to building. Yorkshire water requested to isolate the external supply.
Time: 20:56 Location: Thorpe Underwood
Yok crews responded to a reports of a bonfire unattended. Crew confirmed this was a small fire measuring 3m x 3m. Crew extinguished using a hose reel jet and gave advice to members of the public in attendance.
Time: 21:26 Location: Off Filey Road, Flixton
Whilst at a previous incident crews from Kirkbymoorside came across a member of the public who had fallen and suffered a head wound. Crew administered first aid and advised person to attend hospital.
Time: 23:10 Location: Burythorpe
Crew from Malton attended reports of a bonfire left unattended. Crews located and extinguished and dampened down using 1 hose reel jet.
Time: 00:45 Location: York
Crew from York assisted a person who had fallen into the river. On arrival of crews the person had managed to get back to a stone step but could not get themselves out of the water. Crew used a triple extension ladder to help them out and left in care of paramedics.
Several automatic fire alarm activations were investigated by crews from Skipton, Scarborough, Harrogate and Whitby. All were confirmed to be false alarms.