Incident Summary – Night Shift 16th October
Time: 17.38 Location: Wiggington Road, York
A crew from York responded to a report of a road traffic collision involving an electric vehicle. Crews made the scene and vehicle safe and left the incident in the hands of police.
Time: 18.06 Location: Stepney Road, Scarborough
A crew from Scarborough responded to a report of smoke in an upstairs room of a residential property. On arrival of the crew this was found to have been caused by a small fire on a windowsill which was a result of sunlight reflecting off a mirror. The fire had self extinguished prior to fire service arrival.
Time: 19.22 Location: The Green, Acomb
Two crews from Acomb responded to a report of a domestic fire alarm sounding in an empty property and a smell of smoke in the area. Crews carried out a thorough external inspection of the premises with a thermal imaging camera and found no sign of heat, smoke or fire.
Time: 20:11 Location: Clifton
Crew from Acomb attended a fire to a car engine that was out on arrival of crews. 1 hose reel jet used to cool engine bay and thermal imaging camera used to check for hot spots.
Time: 21:32 Location: Thirsk
Crew from Northallerton and Thirsk attended a fire to a caravan behind a site. On arrival crews used 1 hose reel jet to extinguish and dampen down 2 caravans. Both suffered 100% fire damage.
Time: 22:07 Location: Norton, Malton
Crew from Malton responded to reports of a battery that started to smoke whilst plugged in charging at a residential property. The fire was out on arrival of crews who removed the battery from the property and gave advice.
Time: 22:16 Location: Scarborough
Crew from Scarborough responded to reports of a small fire in some bushes. The fire had already been extinguished on arrival of crews. Inspection only carried out.
Time: 22:44 Location: York
Crew from York responded to reports of flooding inside a residential premises. Crew isolated the water to the boiler and gave advice.
Time: 23:14 Location: Harrogate
Crew from Harrogate attended a single vehicle road traffic collision where a car had impacted a deer. All persons out on arrival of crew. Vehicle made safe using small tools.
Time: 00:15 Location: York
Crews from York and Acomb attended a property after reports of a fire to the hot water boiler. The fire was out on arrival of crews having been extinguished by occupant using a fire blanket.
Time: 02.48 Location: Newby, Scarborough
A crew from Scarborough responded to a request to gain entry to a premises due to welfare concerns for the occupant who was not responding to Ambulance crews. Crews gained entry to the property using gain entry kit and left the occupant in the hands of paramedics.
Time: 03.04 Location: Upgang Lane, Whitby
A crew from Whitby responded to a request from Ambulance to gain entry to a property due to concerns for the welfare of the occupant. Crews used the gain entry kit and left the occupant in the hands of paramedics.
Time: 04.22 Location: Woodfield Road, Harrogate
A crew from Harrogate responded to a request to assist Ambulance to lift a casualty that had fallen in their property. Crews used crew power to lift casualty back onto bed.
Time: 05.18 Location: Sutherland Street, York
A crew from York responded to a request to assist Ambulance to gain entry to a property due to concerns for the occupant. Crews used Edraulic spreaders to open the keysafe and gain entry to the property using the key. Crews left the occupant in the hands of Paramedics.
Crews from Skipton and Scarborough also attended automatic fire alarm activations. After inspection these were found top be false alarms.