Incident Summary – Day Shift 28th August

Published 28th Aug 2026

Time: 08.36  Location:  Easy Barnby, Whitby

A crew from Whitby responded to an automatic fire alarm at a residential premises.  After inspection this was found to be a false alarm caused by faulty equipment.

Time: 08.44  Location:  Allhallowgate, Ripon

A crew from Ripon responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm sounding.  After inspection this was found to be a false alarm believed to be caused by dust in a detector head.

Time: 08.57  Location:  Upgang Lane, Whitby

A crew from Whitby responded to a report of a hissing noise coming from an empty residential premises.

Time: 09.13  Location:  Bondgate, Ripon

A crew from Ripon responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm activation at a residential premises.  This was found to be a false alarm caused by dust from workmen.

Time: 09.50  Location:  Fewston Crescent, Harrogate

A Crew from Harrogate responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm sounding at a residential premises.  After inspection the cause was found to be a false alarm due to cooking fumes.

Time: 11.09  Location: Feasgate, York

A crew from Acomb responded to a report of a tile that was loose and dangerously hanging from the side of a roof of a property.  Crews cordened off a safe area below and used a 9m ladder to remove the tile.

Time: 11.33  Location:  Leeds Road, Pannal

Crews from Harrogate responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm activation.  This was found to be a false alarm due to a fault on the system.

Time: 12.51  Location: Seamer, Scarborough

Crews from Scarborough responded to a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision where a car had rolled into a residential property and trapped the driver inside.  Crews used crew power to move the car and the occupant was able to self extricate.

Time: 14.00  Location: Bracken Close, Whitby

A crew from Whitby responded to a request to assist Ambulance with the extrication of a casualty from a property into an Ambulance.

Time: 16.31  Location: Water Lane, York

A crew from Acomb responded to a report of smoke sighted in the area.  On arrival of the crews the fire was found to be controlled burning under supervision.  No Fire Service action required.

Time: 16.44  Location: Badger Lane, Northallerton

A crew from Northallerton responded to a report of a person becoming locked out of a premises where a person in their care was locked inside. Crews gained access to the premises using small tools.