Incident Summary – Night Shift – 28th October

Time: 19:35  Location: Bradley Lane, Rufforth

Both Acomb crews, alongside Tadcaster and their water bowser, were mobilised to a barn fire involving a grain dryer. Crews, with the assistance of farmers, transported the grain dryer to open space and emptied the contents in order to extinguish the fire. Crews used two hose reel jets and multiple thermal imaging cameras to check for hotspots and dampen down the area. The incident was then handed over to a responsible person on scene.

Time: 19:44  Location: Pier Road, Whitby

Whitby’s crew were requested by ambulance to assist with gaining entry to a building with a casualty inside. Crews used a hooligan tool to allow access for paramedics and the incident was left with them.

Time: 22:40  Location: Highfield View, Barlby

A crew from Selby responded to multiple reports of a car on fire. Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet. The incident was then handed over to police.

Time: 22:41  Location: Westfield Close, Eggborough

Crews from Tadcaster, York and Pontefract were mobilised to numerous small fires consisting of multiple bins, trees and shrubbery. Crews extinguished the fires using two hose reel jets, thermal imagining cameras and lighting. The incident was left for police to investigate further.

Time: 01:36  Location: Bongate, Ripon

A crew from Ripon attended an address to assist Yorkshire Ambulance Service with gaining entry to a property. Upon entering the property a person was found to have fallen. The crew assisted with lifting the person back up into a comfortable position and left them in the care of paramedics.

Time: 02:32  Location: Market Place, Ripon

Ripon’s crew responded to a report of a fire left unattended in the open. This was found to be a false alarm and no fire was found.

Time: 02:48  Location: Romanby

A crew from Northallerton assisted paramedics with a difficult extrication. They used crew power to remove a casualty from the first floor of a property and into the back of a road ambulance. The casualty was then transported to hospital.

Crews from Northallerton, York (x2), Harrogate and Kirkbymoorside attended properties with automatic fire alarms sounding throughout the night. These were all found to be false alarms.