1.4       Fire synopsis between 04/07/2025 and 11/08/2025 (NYFRS handed over to Forestry England)

1.4.1    On 09/07/2025 a 999 call was made from a member of the public at 15:01 stating there was smoke in the proximity of the fire initially reported to NYFRS on 26/06/2025.  A single fire engine from Scarborough was assigned and attended at 15:41. Crew Manager [redacted] was officer in charge and confirmed the fire was the same incident and was within the confines of thefire break.  The incident was left open for a revisit the following day.

1.4.2    A fire engine from Scarborough and Group Manager [redacted] attended on 10/07/2025 to revisit the fire and confirmed the fire was still within the confines of the fire break. Due to access constraints and the time required to revisit the site, it was decided with the Duty Strategic Officer that NYFRS would only reattend the site if the request came from Forestry England who were monitoring the fire. This was to prevent any unnecessary resource commitment for fires within the designated control lines.

1.4.3    Following a conversation between the duty Strategic Officer Deputy Chief Fire Officer [redacted] and the Duty Tactical Officer Group Manager [redacted] , a decision was made that if NYFRS received any calls about the fire then NYFRS would contact Forestry England and get them to assess in the first instance as per the handover agreement referenced in 1.3.9 and appendix F.  NYFRS would only attend if this had been done and if fire service resources were required.  Group Manager [redacted] informed all Tactical and Strategic officers of this decision on 10/07/2025 at 13:13.

1.4.4    NYFRS records show that attendances to site were being conducted by Forestry England and on 02/08/2025 the fire was still confined to the area within the fire breaks.   The requirement to inform NYFRS that attendances were being made was not a requirement of Forestry England.