Incident Summary – Day Shift 15th October

Published 15th Oct 2026

Time: 08.51  Location: Tadcaster Road, York

A crew from Acomb responded to a report of smoldering coming from a skip.  On arrival the crews located a fire to grass cuttings in a skip, crews extinguished the fire with the assistance of a council worker.

Time: 10.08  Location: Leeds Road, Tadcaster

A crew from Tadcaster responded to an automatic fire alarm activation in a residential premises.  On arrival crews found this to be a false alarm due to testing on the system.

Time: 13.26  Location: Stokesley

A crew from Stokesley responded to a report of a person who had fallen and suffered a head injury.  Crews administered Immediate Emergency Care and awaited the arrival of Ambulance crews.

Time: 13.45  Location: Colburn

A crew from Richmond responded to a request from Ambulance to assist with the extrication of a person who had fallen.  Crews used crew power to lift the casualty from the floor to a waiting Ambulance.

Time: 15.02  Location:  North Cliff Avenue, Scarborough

A crew from Scarborough responded to assist carers to move a casualty from a first floor room to one on the ground floor.  Crews used crew power to relocate the casualty.

Time: 15.05  Location:  Cambridge Street, Harrogate 

A crew from Harrogate responded to a fire to a litter bin.  Crews extinguished the fire using a bucket of water.

Time: 15.27  Location:  Moorland View, Harrogate

A crew from Knaresborough responded to a report of an automatic fire alarm activation in a residential premises.  This was found to be a false alarm caused by steam from a shower.

Time: 15.40  Location:  Hambleton Road, Catterick Garrison

A crew from Richmond responded to a report of a person locked into a car.  Crews used Pac-Ex and small tools to break a window and release the occupant of the car.

Time: 16.28  Location: Millfield Lane, Easingwold

A crew from Thirsk responded to a report of a fire in the open.  On arrival crews found an unattended bonfire measuring approx 1m x 1m and extinguished it using knapsack sprayers.

Time: 16.34  Location:  Ox Carr Lane, Strensall

A crew from Huntington responded to a request from Ambulance to assist with extrication of a casualty from a property.  Crews used crew power to lift the casualty into a waiting Ambulance.