Incident Summary – Night Shift Wednesday 21st October 2026

18:47 – Newton on Rawcliffe

Crews from Pickering and Malton responded to a straw chopper on fire in a farm yard. They used 2 breathing apparatus and 2 hose reel jets to extinguish the fire, and with support from the farmer using a telehandler, used pitch forks to overturn the straw and dampen down further hotspots.

19:26 – Leeming

A crew from Bedale assisted paramedics with the difficult extrication of a casualty from a property. They used crew power to carry the casualty into the back of a waiting ambulance to be taken to hospital.

19:32 – Falsgrave

A crew from Scarborough attended an incident where a goat had become trapped by its leg in a field. They used edraulic cutters to release the goat and left it in the care of the farmer.

20:00 – Weaponness

A crew from Scarborough assisted at an address where someone had become locked out of their flat. They used a 9m ladder to gain entry through a balcony window and unlocked the premises from the inside.

22:52 – York

York crew responded to an alarm activation. This was confirmed to be a false alarm prior to arrival of fire and rescue, crew stood down from incident.

23:59 – York

York crew responded to an alarm activation. This was confirmed to be a false alarm prior to arrival of fire and rescue, crew stood down from incident.